Resurrected

 

A peace that is unpierceable

was given when His hands were pierced through.

A promise that is unbreakable

was sealed when He walked out of the tomb.

 

. . . persecuted, but not forsaken;

. . . afflicted . . . , but not crushed.

 

Because of His sacrifice—                               Resurrected

What then was death

Has now become life.

 

Birthed into a living hope

And an inheritance that can never perish.

By the grace of His abundance

and the mercy of His favor.

 

. . . persecuted, but not forsaken;

. . . afflicted . . . , but not crushed.

 

By the power of His might—                            Resurrected

What then was death

Has now become life.

 

Predestined, to be conformed to the image of His Son

Sanctified, by the washing of water with the word

Justified, by His grace through the redemption

Glorified, by His only begotten’s crucifixion

 

. . . persecuted, but not forsaken;

. . . afflicted . . . , but not crushed.

 

Through the obedience of Christ—                  Resurrected

What then was death

Has now become life.

 

--  Wendolynn L. Allen

© 2004