PTAP: Poem Received - Christmas Theme
BECAUSE YOU CAME
Into the gutters, the pits, and sewers of our sin He came -
hating our sin, but loving us He came!
He Who was clothed in light and glory came down -
Down into the gutter, the pit, the sewer of my sin He came -
And I will never be the same because He came!
When He came Angels chose to weep at Heaven¹s loss.
But no! He will have JOY announce His coming because
Mankind gains from Heaven's loss!
All the joy, all the glitter, all the glory, all the gloss -
And then we nailed Him to the cross!
You look at me and you see sin - enormous sin and slime and shame!
You see betrayal and death and dirt and I'm to blame!
You may not recognize me as His dear child
since I have crucified Him again and again, to my great shame!
But I am not what I might have been without Him!
I will NEVER be the same because He came!
Where's the glory? Where's the glitter? Where's the gloss?
Buried beneath the blood at the foot of the cross.
Still there is suffering; still there is pain;
Still it often seems there is nothing to gain.
There is an end. He brings us to the depths until we come to Himself.
He stooped that low that we must find Him by digging deeper.
And I cannot stop until I immerse myself in Him, whatever it takes!
I may not - I cannot - I will not be the same because He came!
The angels said, "Glory to God!" and I say "Glory" too.
There is no life without the life in You!
Where can I go? It's totally true
that no one has the Words but You!
You can't let me go and I can't stay untrue to You!
Let's make Christmas together in my heart and in my home
and we will never ever be alone!
Forgive me! No matter what it looks like I cannot walk away
and find another god or go another way - it cannot be!
I cannot EVER be the same - because You came!
- by Bill Hawkins, Christmas, 2005
Into the gutters, the pits, and sewers of our sin He came -
hating our sin, but loving us He came!
He Who was clothed in light and glory came down -
Down into the gutter, the pit, the sewer of my sin He came -
And I will never be the same because He came!
When He came Angels chose to weep at Heaven¹s loss.
But no! He will have JOY announce His coming because
Mankind gains from Heaven's loss!
All the joy, all the glitter, all the glory, all the gloss -
And then we nailed Him to the cross!
You look at me and you see sin - enormous sin and slime and shame!
You see betrayal and death and dirt and I'm to blame!
You may not recognize me as His dear child
since I have crucified Him again and again, to my great shame!
But I am not what I might have been without Him!
I will NEVER be the same because He came!
Where's the glory? Where's the glitter? Where's the gloss?
Buried beneath the blood at the foot of the cross.
Still there is suffering; still there is pain;
Still it often seems there is nothing to gain.
There is an end. He brings us to the depths until we come to Himself.
He stooped that low that we must find Him by digging deeper.
And I cannot stop until I immerse myself in Him, whatever it takes!
I may not - I cannot - I will not be the same because He came!
The angels said, "Glory to God!" and I say "Glory" too.
There is no life without the life in You!
Where can I go? It's totally true
that no one has the Words but You!
You can't let me go and I can't stay untrue to You!
Let's make Christmas together in my heart and in my home
and we will never ever be alone!
Forgive me! No matter what it looks like I cannot walk away
and find another god or go another way - it cannot be!
I cannot EVER be the same - because You came!
- by Bill Hawkins, Christmas, 2005
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