We gathered around like missionaries
somewhere along the line
I was asked if I could demonstrate
these simple songs of mine
And why I was invited there
I had no idea why
But I saw something beautiful
illuminate the sky
And some of them spoke Hebrew
I didn't understand
Until an older wiser man
climbed upon the stand
All here work for Jesus he said
who died upon the cross
who in doing so removed our sins
so light could come across
He spoke about forgiveness
and with great clarity
About the works of Jesus
who came to set us free
He spoke of when an unsaved man
yields towards temptation
His hand it is then weakened
He creates distance from salvation
But let's not talk of distances
and the things we like the least
for when we come to Jesus Christ
we can kill the beast
Oh the blood of Jesus
has set so many free
Who's work upon the cross
brought us victory
And if we should only let him in
the kingdom is in our hands
For there is somewhere truly pure
beyond this fallen land
Yes all here work for Jesus
who comes from the most high
And once again I saw something
that seemed to flash across the sky
And I was asked to contribute
a line and then a verse
So I began to write about this world
under a curse
This broken and this fallen world
where darkness wants to play
The hidden love that must emerge
and that it will some day
And through our repentance
and reconciliation
we can begin to heal
as both people and as nations
And then some soothing music
echoed from nearby
I heard a gentle female voice
sing the sweetest lullaby
So I began to play my songs
and sing through every chord
These very simple songs they said
had somehow pleased the Lord
Then this girl she came to me
and said to me my friend...
Because of the Lord Jesus Christ
we'll win out in the end
For through Faith in Jesus
Who died for our transgressions
We can have forgiveness
from all of our indiscretions
And we can have victory
over the enemy
Because of Christ's work on the cross
back then at Calvary
And her voice it was so calming
I hung on every word
And she began to play her songs
And as she sang I heard
This earthly life it seems
is in every way
some kind of dress rehearsal,
some kind of training day
For there is a much better place
where evil can not be
This better place up high above
where all the saved go free
For let there by no confusion
let there be no misapprehension
Only through the Lord Jesus Christ
comes the offer of redemption
And all we have to do
is let him in our heart
And there shall be deliverance,
God's grace, a brand new start
And so the night rolled on
we sipped some special wine
This group of Christian writers
Poets of the Vine
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem