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Christ the Redeemer – A Poem For Easter

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Justin Farley
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Christ the Redeemer – A Rhyming Religious Poem For Easter

Darkness drew back in disbelief on that day,
When death's victory was thwarted
And the stone was rolled away.

What depths of love,
What heights of grace,
Could bear the weight of the human race?

Defeat didn't last but three days,
Before the wounds were healed
And the burial cloth was cast away.

Satan's short-lived victory
Became our greatest win,
When Christ was resurrected and born again.

Death's hovering stench and heavy chains
Has had its lock removed -
Mankind's fate has been reclaimed.

The grave was not deep enough to hide his light.
It sprouted from the ground like a root of Jesse
And split the night.

"He has done it" -
The price has been paid.
Eternity awaits us at heaven's gates.

Bow down and welcome back
The King of Kings, the Lord of Lords.
Adam's fall forgiven, Eden restored.

-Poem Written by Justin Farley

*Quote from Psalm 22

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One response to “Christ the Redeemer – A Poem For Easter”

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    Andrea

    His resurrection is what gave meaning to Christmas and Good Friday…we’re an ‘Easter’ people…a resurrected people 🙂 Beautifully written Justin!
    “Where, O death, is your victory?
    Where, O death, is your sting?”

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