Eternity, Eternity, Eternity... Poem by Denis Martindale

When God created all there was, with light first on His list,
He also knew about Christ's cross, the nails within each wrist,
Six hours spent on Calvary, six hours full of pain,
The Saviour who would die for me, my sad lost soul to gain…
To Christ, that was eternity, not centuries that fly,
But moments cursed with agony, until the time to die…
When blood drained from His hands and feet and from the crown Christ wore,
Till death brought pardon so complete, yes, that's what Christ died for…

While others had to die as well, upon that fateful day,
My Saviour had to go through Hell for Mankind's debts to pay…
And thus redeem, buy back Mankind, atone right there and then,
Who else was there that God could find to be the light of men?
Eternal life was on the line, would Jesus suffer all?
Would Jesus pay for each sin's fine and be God's miracle?
Or would He scream and then give in, to call the angels down,
Forsaking all that He could win and thus remove His crown?

Eternity, six hours long? You'd know if you stood there…
You'd know the courage to stay strong, to care… to care… to care…
Eternity, that's how it felt, forsaken by the Lord,
The One to whom the Saviour knelt, who must not be ignored…
And yet His Father suffered, too, to see His only Son,
Who has saved me and could save you, through all that could be done…
Baptised believers share God's grace for all eternity,
But who of these have seen Christ's face when He faced Calvary?


Denis Martindale July 2017.

This Gospel poem's verses can be sung to the famous
Easter hymn tune, There Is A Green Hill Far Away...



GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU BLESS GOD!
DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR HIM...


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