Volume 6 / Part 2 — A Song of Jesus.1
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A Song of Jesus.1
Jesus was the heaven-conceived chief,
Brought up in the presence of his Father.
The heaven-conceived was brought forth in travail,
Jesus was born in Bethlehem
In the time of Herod the king. 5.
The angels directed the wise men,
The Holy Spirit rested upon Jesus.
When they came by the spirit of the Lord
And saw the child Jesus
They knelt down with gifts and incense 10.
Which they had brought,
And returned again to their homes.
The earth began to show jealous hatred,
Herod was greatly troubled in mind
And the king commanded his officers 15.
To slay all young children of Bethlehem,
And the children in adjoining towns;
Children born within the past two years.
When Herod died
The word spoken by the Lord to Joseph was fulfilled. 20.
When the time of Pilate came,
Judas betrayed his Lord.
Jesus was the light of the world,
He was hung on the cross 25.
And pierced with the wicked spear.
Jesus’ teachings were of lasting good.
The first-born of God was slain,
The sinless one,
With head bowed down to the earth 30.
Jesus prayed to the Father,
O Father, O Father!
Forgive this world,
They did not understand thee.
The angels of heaven mourned 35.
The sun and moon wept,
The heaven was veiled in darkness,
The clouds wept for Jesus,
The darkness fell down at his feet.
Jehovah divided the waters of heaven, 40.
The Messiah returned in his glorious chariot,
Saying unto his disciples:
I am going to heaven,
To the bosom of my Father,
And will send you a teacher. 45.
Jesus departed with the power of the Spirit.
His fame went all abroad,
Jesus was the soldier of Kawaluna.
The land trembled with fear of the multitude;
Together they fled in dismay 50.
At the revelation of the great day of Jesus.
Compassionate art thou, O Jesus,
Who died to save us.
Ours was the guilt for which the Lord died.
By his death 55.
Once only was that sacrifice for sin.
But the death of this world
Is two fold in its nature,
This world, and the world to come,
Life everlasting. 60.