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Hinder No Child
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By Michael P. Johnson
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           Hinder no Child

When throughout earth religion reigned

When faith in truth was weak

When still so much laid unexplained

Most failed with God to speak

 

The world believed the devil’s lies

God’s Word was less than rare

Latin, could read few servant’s eyes

Righteous enough to share

 

No chant could bring God’s guiding Light

However sweet the tune

Nor could religion win life’s fight

But only lead to ruin

 

A burden to the common man

A stumbling block to most

Failing to know Salvation’s plan

Without The Holy Ghost

 

Few serfs would venture far from town

Blind shepherds multiplied

Ignorance widely wore her crown

And so in sin man died

 

Through ages dark and painful sore

Man played the devil’s fool

Till God on ignorance went to war

Breaking satanic rule

 

The humble man learned how to read

He found The Truth first hand

The bible spoke of Christ God’s Seed

So plain to understand

 

This freedom brought the realm of Christ

Tradition’s lost their place

Through finding God’s Lamb sacrificed

We know Salvation’s grace…..

          Encourage Them

Countless today still walk as blind

Seduced by Satan’s charms

Proudly wearing religion’s bind

Within tradition’s arms

 

Receive The Light, whilst yet we may

To truth let no one frown

Cause none who come to turn away

Let Jesus wear His crown

 

Turn humble eyes to Christ alone

Let Christ His bride behold

Buy no more wares of flesh and bone

To whom the devil’s sold

 

Now stumbling blocks are plainly seen

Man’s do’s and don’ts abound

Hindering growth of Jesus’ queen

Her walk to hallowed ground

 

When Christ alone is Lord and guide

His church will find release

Righteous serving as Jesus’ bride

In love of fruit increase

 

The Lord can hear the humble pray

Who’s faith is in His Son

His quiet voice will show the way

Until life’s war is won

 

Who faithful die whilst at their post

Who live to serve God true

The Father, Son & Holy Ghost

Will give them life anew

 

Eternal life through faith and trust

The Father’s face we’ll see

No more to live as moistened dust

But like God’s Son we’ll be.....


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Submitted: Thursday, December 27, 2012

Last Updated: Thursday, December 27, 2012

About the Poet
I never wrote a word of poetry in my life. Till the day Jesus took my hand and touched my soul.....I invite your response. However most poems are not about me! Very few are. But the feed-back good, bad or indifferent is always desired. Not meant to offend, but I write about many things in many a guise. Of life, death, lost, found, saved, backsliders, new comers, repenting souls, doubting hearts, heathens, Christians, fire, water, Satan's daughter, wallowing in sin, saved, made sound walking in Light, graceful righteous. Suffering, ecstatic, bored, excited, sad, delighted, Sick, well, lame, able, living, dying, etc. etc. etc. Writing about anything, everything and everyone as the spirit leads. All meant to reveal, waken, revive, encourage, shame, help. Gladden, pick up, exalt, portrait, liberate. Again over 99% of my work is not about me. Although at times I write as though I were or am. Speaking e.g. in the first person. This is quite common even in the bible itself. Prophets speak of themselves, then God speaks, again the prophet, then God......Quite often it's difficult to distinguish whom it is that at any given time is speaking or narrating.


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