Render to Caesar (Vol 3 No 39)
Render to Caesar (Vol 3 No 39)
Jesus knew conflict in his day;
He called for justice, come what may;
And he refused to change his way;
His stance was firm.
The questions asked were not sincere;
‘Should we pay tax to Rome each year?’
They thought they’d trapped him; they could sneer;
The conflict grew.
The Roman coin’s inscription read –
‘High Priest’, ‘Divine’ - is what it said;
On all the coins was Caesar’s head;
He ruled the world!
Blasphemy on this coin was plain;
To every Jew it was profane;
Yet Jesus used it to explain
The choice we have.
“Render to Caesar all his own;
But give to God, to God alone
All that belongs to God alone.”
We must decide.
Tune Almsgiving Not in AH B or TiS Presbyterian Hymnary 19
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