Children of Adam

Modern poetry doesn't have to rhyme or anything, as far as I can see. So when my metre, lack of rhythm and general amateurishness, from which I cannot be redeemed, get in the way of my poetic instinct, I don't care. This is my attempt to write as many verses as Paul Gerhardt, from 2005.

Children of Adam

We are born children of Adam

All enslaved into sin

Condemned to die a lonely death

Without a hope of heaven.

We brought this fate upon ourselves

By turning our backs on God

We wanted to run things our way

We rebelled against the Lord.

He was born as the Son of God

Born without sin

But He died for us our lonely death

To get us into heaven.

He took our fate upon Himself

Submitting perfectly to God

“Not my will but Yours” He said

He called His Father Lord.

He died abandoned by God

For us He was made sin

That we might be righteousness

Fitted for heaven

He died our death for us

That in Him we might live

And the One who gave His Son for us

His Spirit too will give.

Born again as sons through Jesus

Freed from slavery to sin

We may all lead new lives

Shaped by the ways of heaven.

God gave this future to us

To show the fullness of His grace

Because His love is limitless

To win our eternal praise.

Consider Christ who died for you

Have you ever seen such love?

Friend, will this not move your heart

To seek the King above.

Throw off all the sin that stops you

Turn to Him with all your soul.

You lose nothing however much you lose

For He can make you whole.

When we're sons of God in heaven

Bright shining as the sun

Will we remember any price we paid

To make it to our home?

We'll rejoice in God our Saviour

Delight in Christ our Friend

Sing in the fullness of the Spirit:

“Here is love without end”

Sing in the fullness of the Spirit:

“Here is love without end”