Category: Other Poetry

The rock that sealed His tomb is rolled away,
For Devil and his minions cannot win:
The Father with His Son will have their way,
And leave in tomb in death our Adam’s sin.

The perfect suff’ring of the Father’s Son
Has loosed our freedom from the bonds of death,
And now a choice is given to each one
To step through gate to Eden’s risen health.

His Son and Father wait with longing hearts
For choice each one is called upon to make,
And Father breathes His Spirit to impart
The water of new life our thirst will slake.

Will each of us breathe in what they will give,
And in their Triune Life forever live?

His Cross is raised on Sinai’s Mount–
     Is Golgotha now named–
Fulfills the Law against us counts,
     Saves us from Devil’s flame.

Into His death He takes our sin
     And leaves it in His grave–
Steps forth and we are born again
     And all creation saves.

His Body with creation one,
     And when He’s raised from dead,
Our Father raises with His Son
     All us are with Him fed.

His risen Body comes to us
     With both His Soul and Blood:
New sinews give to Adam’s dust—
     We’re recreated good.

When stone from tomb is rolled away
The gate to Eden opens wide,
For Son of God has had His way
And risen Jesus steps inside.

His Cross is key, unlocks the gate,
Becomes the key to life within
Where Body, Blood in Eden wait
To enter us, forgive our sin.

For Eden New comes into us
From Tree of Life, forever lives,
Grows fruit that transforms human dust
To sinews Body, Blood do give.

Each day is better than the last
As we forever with Him grow.
The Devil and our sin are past,
And we His Trinity can know. 

Three crosses on a hill are empty now,
Two thieves are dead and one who did no wrong,
And Devil thinks those three will to him bow,
For he believes his power is that strong.

But One who did no wrong is Father’s Son
Who had no sin and can’t be held by death
And rises from the dead—new life begun
For all who’re quickened by His Spirit’s breath.

For Adam New renews the human race,
And all creation joins in His new life
With love that’s given by His Triune grace—
Dispels earth’s darkness with His heaven’s light.

His crucifix is now triumphant sign;
He lives in what appears as bread and wine!

The stone that sealed His tomb is rolled away,
And He steps forth to open Eden’s gate
Unlocked by Cross of Him who is the way
To Paradise where Tree of Life awaits.

We stand at foot of Cross where Mary stood
Beneath new Tree of Life where Jesus died;
With Mary’s nature, gives His Body, Blood—
The fruit of life comes from the Crucified.

His Father has a Wedding Feast for Son
And Church, His Bride, in heaven and on earth–
A celebration feast has now begun–
Forever lasts to celebrate new birth.

When stone is rolled away, the dawn has come,
And Paradise has now itself become!

They gather there, for all who later come,
At table where for us a Supper spread—
The first where bread His Body will become,
And wine will be His Blood that’s for us shed.

Creation is made new for all that night
As Body, Blood are fruit comes from His Cross
Where His humility shows forth His might,
And pride is slain as Devil’s cause is lost.

At Mass is Body, Blood of Crucified
Raised from His death in Resurrected Life,
And sin-infected old creation dies
As Risen Son on earth shines heaven’s light.

His Body, Blood come on Passover Eve
Where His life gives to us a full reprieve. 

The thorn I have within
Reminds me of my sin,
A door that’s open wide
To let Your grace inside.

Within me, come, and make Your home
Where I will never be alone
And fight in me this cosmic war
Through Him was born beneath a star.

My mind and heart hear Father’s Word,
In my hand places Spirit’s Sword
To world and flesh and Devil smite,
As I join Him in Eden’s fight. 

How can we know your Trinity
While timeless in eternity,
Your love within your own vast sea
That’s separate from humanity?

That separation caused by we;
Besmirched our image of you Three.
We ate forbidden fruit of Tree–
Corrupted our humanity.

From our foul sin we would be free:
We beg of you on bended knee,
Let us no longer Satan’s be;
Come rescue our humanity. 

Son, Jesus, in God’s Trinity,
Without sin, yet becomes as we,
Unlocks sin’s prison, sets us free.
God’s glory in humanity. 

O Lord, come rescue all my past–
Its water changed to Cana’s wine—
That from its sin I’m free at last:
It won’t impinge on present time.

May I see now that wine was there
Beneath the murky surface sin,
And see my past through wine that’s clear,
Reveals to me what’s always been,                          

And may your wine wash through me now,
Recall the “I” that you intend,
As I to Son in Spirit bow
That through me You can others mend.      

His brother’s blood cries from the earth
As Abel speaks to Cain,
And mark of Cain proclaims his worth
     Despite his sin and shame.

Then Jesus comes and His Blood drips
     From Cross to earth redeem,
And enters us through par’ched lips
     To thwart our evil schemes.

Our Babel’s efforts come to naught,
     And we face our own sin;
By Jesus’ Blood the truth we’re taught
     Brings life to earth again.

Our mark of Cain for us the sign
     That Jesus came for us;
Through water we are changed to wine
     As in death we Him trust.

With all our praise and thanks we greet
     God’s Son who comes to save,
And we meet Cain at mercy seat
    Beyond our human graves.