In Church Unsaved (2) Poem by Michael P. Johnson

No deed can earn The Father’s grace
New birth no gold can buy
No way on earth we’ll see God’s face
Without The Lamb on high

Yet in the pews we still pretend
Continue to conceal
Our secret lusts we yet defend
In Satan’s chains we kneel

God can’t be bribed nor is He bought
Deceit we fail to hide
Our sweetest words count less than nought
Without God’s Son inside

But when we come to Calvary hill
To Jesus on the tree
We’ll see Salvation’s perfect will
God’s truth to set us free –Jn.8: 36

We’ve no more time to fool around
To Christ we must be true
Life’s narrow way must now be found
We must be born anew –Jn.3: 3

Alone God’s Lamb can save from hell –Jn.14: 6
Can plant on Zion hill
We need to seek Salvation’s Well –Isa.12: 3
And there to drink our fill

Let no one come with vain conceit
Let no one tell you lies
God’s truth alone at Jesus’ feet –Jn.15: 5
Can make us strong and wise

It’s not by might nor works we do –Zec.4: 6
Its not how hard we try
But by God’s grace are saved the few
Who’ll reign with Christ on high…