Faith
THE BIBLE
Monday morning, the widow Blies
entered the livery stable.
With a tear in her eyes.
She handed the young man
her dead son's Bible.
“Last night, to sleep I could not go.
My son died a little over a year ago,
I don't have much to remember him by
but as a brand new Christian,
he'd want you to have your own Bible.
I think he'd want you to have the one
he carried with him everyday.”
The Cowboy did not know what to say.
He thanked her and for him she did pray.
After she left, he couldn't help but think
about how great a sacrifice this must be
for this woman whom he barely knew.
She reminded him of his own mother
You could see God's love in her very eyes.
THE COWBOY GETS BAPTIZED
The cowboy turned liveryman
found himself asking his friend,
the humble parson, to baprize him.
This, on the very Sunday that it became
official that he would be the new pastor
of this little white church.
So to the creek just outside town
they went and there they found
the perfect spot for his baptism.
The entire congregation was there
in joyful song, their voices filled the air.
They rejoiced in knowing
that the kingdom was growing.
It was truly a joyfu day.
Our two friends entered the water, smiling.
The parson said a few words, and then emersed
his new friend beneath the water. The crowd dispersed
oh so slowly, many remaining to speak to the two men.
ON A RUMBLING STAGECOACH
Only two passengers aboard
the rumbling stage coach.
The cowboy, being bored,
struck up a conversation
with the humble parson.
They discussed cattle,
roping and riding, and such.
But somehow, they began
to discuss sin and salvaton.
The parson talked, oh so much,
about the fiery battle
between the flesh and the spirit.
The cowboy, the more he did hear it
was intrigued how Christ died for his sin.
Right there on a rumbling stage coach,
he bowed his head and found grace devine.
Right there on a rumbling stage coach,
he grace, love, joy and peace, he did find.
Right there on a rumbling stage coach,
he bowed his head and found eternal salvation.
RECONCILED
With hearts we ourseves defiled
with our heinous sin, we were exiled
from You. But that we could be reconciled,
You bore our sin, our shame
upon the cross, a wooden frame...
an altar for the final sacrifice
for all our sin, shame, and vice.
Rising again after three days
you brought new life, new ways.
If we humbly repent and surrender
to You, Lord, you will render
us to be Holy, righteous
remembering no more the sins of us.
And eternal life, You will give us.
ECLIPSED
Your rightousness eclipses
all my guilt and Your blood fixes
my place as a child of Your Father.
Oh, there is noone, no other
in whom hope can be found.
Only You can offer salvation.
That You died for my sin,
this fact dost astound
my now-clean heart.
Oh, Lord, Thou art
my savior forever.
Your blood, Your grace fixes
my place as a child of our Father.
all my guilt is eclipsed
by Your rightousness.
Oh, that these lonely lost ones
would find You and be sons
and daughters of Your Father.
Oh, there is noone, no other
in whom hope can be found.
Only You died for all our sin.
Only You can offer salvation.
Oh how Your grace dost abound
and Your rightousness eclipses
all our guilt and Your blood fixes
the dire consequence of sin: death.
Those who believe are now sons
and daughters of Your Father.
all our guilt is eclipsed
by Your rightousness.