What Depth of Love!

 

 

Love was a cross

On which a price was paid

When the prince of glory

On the same was laid.

 

What depth of love!

What abounding grace!

What encompassing mercy!

God took our place!

 

None could pay it

But the Redeemer

Who gave himself willingly

For the transgressor.

 

It was God Himself

In the person of His Son

And thus, in a very real sense,

Became our ransom.

 

Spirit hath not blood

Yes, I know this is true

But God was in Christ Jesus

For me, for you.

 

 

What depth of love!

What abounding grace!

What encompassing mercy!

God took my place.

 

‘Tis mystery all

That such depth of love

For a single worthless sinner

Came from above.

 

Were I the only one

Christ would have died,

God’s love for all is the same

As for a single child.

 

Unfathomable love,

Wonder working love

That brought God my Saviour

From heaven above.

 

 

What depth of love!

What abounding grace!

What encompassing mercy!

God took my place.

 

Stewart Russell © February 4, 2025

 

To the Misinformed

Let’s talk about this god

That you don’t like,

Is he a tyrant?

Does he bite?

Is he unjust?

Is he unfair?

Does he give you reason

To be full of despair?

A few more questions

Just to make sure

And I promise you

I won’t ask any more.

Does he make promises

That he doesn’t keep

Especially in difficult times

When the road is steep?

 

Now I have finished

Let me analyze

This god in your head

That you have described.

Having read your form

I am now informed

Your god is deformed;

You need to be transformed.

You are void of sight

Your world is all night,

You will never be right

Until you see the Light.

You’ve been led astray

Each and every day

But your fears I can allay;

I can show you the way.

 

The god you do not like

Is Beelzebub,

A.k.a. the devil,

In him is no good.

He is a tyrant

And he also bites,

In him is all darkness

And surely no light.

He is unjust

And he is unfair,

And he gives every reason

To cause you to despair.

His name is spelt

With a common ‘g’

And his followers are common

And disorderly.

With that understood

Let me introduce to you

God my Saviour

Whom you never knew.

For had you known him

You would also have known,

That none of his children

He ever leaves alone.

Once one of His children,

Always his child,

Nothing like the god

Whom you described.

Acknowledge Him now

And confess your sins,

Open you heart

And let Him come in.

This is no coincidence

But a planned encounter,

Say yes to Him-

That’s your best answer.

To be misinformed

Is to be misdirected

And to continue therein

Is to be regretted.

Now you are informed

Correct your form,

Be ye transformed

And to Jesus conform.

Then…

Let’s talk about this God

That is from above

That now showers you

With infinite love.

Stewart Russell © June 2020