Jesus' teaching (Vol 2 No 78)
We have a gracious guide
Taught us all how to decide;
How to respond to our trials and fears;
Jesus, that special name,
For him who we proclaim,
Will take us all to new frontiers.
Jesus could be abrupt;
Warned that power can corrupt,
Can lead to brutal authority;
“If you would be the first,
Choose what would put you last
And humbly serve with dignity.”
Jesus, a teacher bold,
Cautioned us that love of gold
Can lead us into a life of greed.
We can be satisfied,
And joy be multiplied
If ‘Living simply’ is our creed.
Jesus, a humble man
Taught that status is a sham;
Rank and position impart no worth;
Our value, holding fast,
Unaided by our caste,
Is forged in us before our birth.
Jesus, his message clear;
Taught and lived it without fear;
Constantly claimed there were none outside
Of his great gentleness
And his inclusiveness;
His arms were always open wide.
Tune Ascalon AHB 160 NOT TiS 225. The version in TiS is different for the second line.
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