God’s Altar Call Poem by Michael P. Johnson

It’s nice to see an altar call
To hear is wondrous sound
Yet tender plants can fail and fall
Because of unknown ground

How swift they come but then depart
Leaving a bothered bride
Through lack of knowledge in their heart
True faith has been denied

It’s not enough to hear of Christ
Or hear The Lord can save
But know why He was sacrificed
And rose from death and grave

We need The Truth to first embrace
The cross must stand in view
Before advancing primal grace
A courtship should pursue

We need to sit a while and talk
Secrets must take their flight
Both hand in hand to often walk
Till feelings come to light

Till truth and love has been revealed
Past differences resigned
Till life’s covenant’s duly sealed
And hearts can be entwined

With such procedure firm in mind
With Heaven’s love as guide
The soul once lost the eye once blind
Will stay for life inside

Knowing their Groom as King of kings
Lord of Heaven and earth
Their souls will rise on eagle wings
Through Jesus’ second birth