Tag: Poem
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Come Hither
This poem explores the theme of life’s despair, hopelessness and death as a result of sin. However, it introduces a transformative encounter with Jesus, who offers freedom from sin and death by grace through faith in Him. This revelation leads to trust and resurrection, encouraging others to seek comfort and life by trusting in Him.
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I Want To Live
The poem expresses deep despair and pleads with God for relief from suffering while expressing a desire to live. The poet reflects on Jesus’ suffering and resurrection, recognizing the hope found through faith Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Despite life’s pain, the poet acknowledges Go’s grace and comforting presence through hardship, understanding that life’s…
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What The Ancients Built
I this poem I reflect on the inevitability of decay and death that all beings face, regardless of their achievements. This poem conveys a sense of hopelessness about mortality but ultimately offers hope through faith in Jesus Christ, who sacrificed Himself to conquer death and grant eternal life to believers, promising freedom from sorrow, pain…
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The Cup of Christ’s Libation
The poem reflects on Christ’s sacrificial act of drinking from the cup of suffering, representing His bloodshed for humanity’s redemption. It emphasizes the grace offered through His death and resurrection, inviting all to trust in Him for eternal life and freedom from sin, showcasing His love and salvific power.
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My Soul Aches
This poem describes a deep longing for ultimate, lasting, restful satisfaction, and one person’s desperate search. While the Poet searches high and low, he only discovers how hopeless his situation really is, until he learns about Jesus Christ who died and rose again to save sinners and give them eternal, joyful and glorious life.
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Through Caverns Deep
This poem by Gabriel Mattix describes the hopeless state of humanity on earth. But the Poet then turns to hopeful praise as he recounts the loving work of Jesus Christ to descend from heaven and offer life and salvation to all by faith in Him; transforming His followers into reflections and agents of His love…
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The King Is Alive
This poem first imagines the shock, horror and despair felt by the followers of Jesus as they saw Him arrested and executed. But Jesus did not remain dead. After three days He rose again to life, and all who believe in Him will receive eternal life and be made victorious over death in, with and…
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Too Strong to Die, Too Sick to Live
This poem by Gabriel Mattix laments the weakness and frailty that everyone must face at some point in our short lives on earth. But the poet then turns from mourning the brevity and pain of life, to rejoicing in the eternal hope available to everyone who believes in Jesus, the God who made us to…
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Sorrowful Unto Death
This poem expresses profound emptiness, sorrow, and feelings of isolation due to suffering. The speaker questions the purpose of life amidst anguish but then hears a comforting voice offering hope and redemption through Jesus. This voice promises love, hope, and eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ alone.
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Is This The Christ?
This poem speaks of Jesus, and how word of Him has been passed down to us through the years form many and varied eyewitnesses whose accounts agree; Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God who died and rose again. All who believe in Him will be forgiven their sin and. granted eternal life.
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