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The fruit of His suffering (poem)

The fruit of His suffering love bestowed infinitely, herald of His grace awesomeness in its greatness, splendour of the king He lives in majesty, integrality of kingship His only begotten son deprived of royalty descending so low to be offed for mere men creatures of His hands and the work at His wheel just in human flesh He appeared to mankind God incarnate, saviour of humaity He came through a virgin mother all for my iniquity alomg with its transgressions just for me that was born and bread in sin brought up in the iniquity of mygeneration never had i seen light in my rugged years darkness has always been with me all along i serve slave to the prince of darkness quietly waiting for the unveiling of hell alas, Jesus brought redemption to my wandering soul a thundering thick voice i heard from behinde "i suffered for thy sake" t'was the voice of the one who gave all for my sake He came to set the captives free, to declare the year of jubilee freedom to the captives, li...

Am i true to myself (poem)

am i true to myself i want to live with  myself and so  i want to be fit for myself to know   i want to be able as the days go by always to look myself straight in the eyes    i don't want to stall with the setting sun     and hate myself for the things i have done-      i don't want to keep on a closet shelf- and cozen myself as i come and go       into thinking that no one else know- the kind of man i really am         i don't want to dress up myself in ignominy          i don't want to deserve all men's admiration          but here's the struggle for fame and puff          i want to be able to like myself         i don't want to look at myself and know       that I'm bluster and bluff and empty show      i can never hide myself from me     i see what o...