J37 The Parable 10 Poem by Simple Simon

“Only a thief or a robber
Stealthily tries to enter
The sheepfold gate
By jumping over it.”

“But a shepherd enters,
Thro’ the gate proper,
As the gatekeeper
Knows him better.”

“When he makes a noise,
The sheep know his voice.
When he leads carefully,
They follow him blindly.”

“If someone else calls them,
They’ll run away from him,
For they know, who is a stranger,
And who is their own master? ”

What for, like this, Jesus told,
To understand, people failed.
Jesus, therefore, explained
Again the purpose behind.

“I’m a good shepherd.
My sheep, I can guard.
I’ll even die to keep
Safe all my sheep.”

“If you hire a man,
Far away he’ll run,
On seeing a wolf,
Just to save his life, ”

“My word, I’ll keep,
And die for my sheep.
Of others, not in the flock,
I must bring them back.”

“I’ll give up my life
And take back my life
At my own free will.
This God knows well.”

“As God loves me,
He commands me
To take up this task.
So, I do this work.”

The views stood divided.
In the crowd, some said,
“It’s the talk of a demon.
Not that of a sane man.”

Others said, “It’s not demon,
But the Holy Spirit of heaven
Who makes Jesus to talk
And also guides his work.”


J37 The Parable 10

The Shepherd

“Only a thief or a robber
Stealthily tries to enter
The sheepfold gate
By jumping over it.”

“But a shepherd enters,
Thro’ the gate proper,
As the gatekeeper
Knows him better.”

“When he makes a noise,
The sheep know his voice.
When he leads carefully,
They follow him blindly.”

“If someone else calls them,
They’ll run away from him,
For they know, who is a stranger,
And who is their own master? ”

What for, like this, Jesus told,
To understand, people failed.
Jesus, therefore, explained
Again the purpose behind.

“I’m a good shepherd.
My sheep, I can guard.
I’ll even die to keep
Safe all my sheep.”

“If you hire a man,
Far away he’ll run,
On seeing a wolf,
Just to save his life, ”

“My word, I’ll keep,
And die for my sheep.
Of others, not in the flock,
I must bring them back.”

“I’ll give up my life
And take back my life
At my own free will.
This God knows well.”

“As God loves me,
He commands me
To take up this task.
So, I do this work.”

The views stood divided.
In the crowd, some said,
“It’s the talk of a demon.
Not that of a sane man.”

Others said, “It’s not demon,
But the Holy Spirit of heaven
Who makes Jesus to talk
And also guides his work.”















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