The Value Of Peace Poem by Michael P. Johnson

We thank the Lord for love and grace
For peace that reigns within
Yet spit upon His righteous face
Each time we turn to sin


We know the devil’s out to cheat
He’ll rob to keep us blind
He’ll kill the lamb, tear out the wheat
And cheat man’s troubled mind


Each time we drink satanic brew
Each time God’s plough we fail
We'd crucify the Lord anew
With yet another nail


We need to feel our Saviour’s pain
The needless hurt we cause
Instead like fools we stoop again
Like Satan’s wayward whores


How cunningly he sneaks inside
How gradual duties cease
Our shame from God we’ll try to hide
Loosing thereby our peace


It’s only then, when peace has gone
When havoc shows its teeth
When horror reigns without God’s Son
That hell calls out beneath


It’s only when we fear to burn
We fear in shame to die
When troubled hearts begin to yearn
For that which none can buy


It’s only when we seek release
We knock Salvation’s Door
We seek God’s love His grace and peace
And life forever more