He bore our cross, redeemed our home
Freed us from death, robed us in white.
Christ ransomed us; we are His own.
His glory and dominion known,
The Father’s Son, His pure delight-
He bore our cross, redeemed our home.
He left His glory and His throne
To cleanse us in God’s holy sight,
Christ ransomed us; we are His own.
The Lamb of God cursed and alone
Wore stench of sin to cure our plight;
He bore our cross, redeemed our home.
“Into your hands” His final moan
God’s grace bestowed that day of night;
Christ ransomed us; we are His own.
On Easter Morn He moved the stone,
Our stone cold sins crushed by Love’s might.
He bore our cross, redeemed our home
Christ ransomed us; we are His own.
Author notes
Form: villanelle
The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
By the Lord has this been done
it is wonderful in our eyes.
This is the day the Lord has made
let us rejoice in it and be glad.
P s a l m 1 1 8 : 2 2 – 2 4
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Comments
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this reminds me of the gospel at church today.
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That's right, the Gospel did mention this psalm passage.
Thanks for you comment.
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well done
A lovely poem about our wonderful Lord who gave his sinless son to save our souls .What a savour good luck in the contest . -
Awesome Villanelle; thanks for your entry
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A lovely villanelle! Great title, ties in perfectly with your poem and scripture. The refrain of "Christ ransomed us; we are His own" is strong! Lovely page also.
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BEAUTIFUL. Congratulations on the gold trophy. An amazing Villanelle. Superb poetry. ~Pamela
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Thank you, Pam! Praise from a great poet is doubled!
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This is great. It certainly reads like an old hymn. I'm very interested that it's actually a Villanelle. Well done. Thank you.
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Thank you for the lovely comment and clappies, and for the gold trophy. I feel honored.
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wow
new to this, but, i love anything expressed towards Jesus in a positive way....thank you for this refreshing expression of your love for Him......Drea -
This is a very wonderful write. Truthfully spoken from a daughter of the King!(no matter how old she is! lol) Although, I don't see why you led me to this particular poem. And as for Raymond, as far as crushes go, I've known him for almost a year(we met in September of the previous school year) and truthfully, I DID have a crush on him my freshman year for about 3 and 1/2 months. But I realized that although I had a crush on him and he knew(I didn't tell him, it was by the way I presented myself when I was around him. My fault), that didn't stop God from using him to help mold and teach me. he's like a spiritual brother to me now, we grew closer during the summer but this year, our relationship has changed. His now lilke my mentor but he's still my big bro and he always will be. I'm pretty positive that my feelings I had for him last year are long gone and shalln't return again; I'll make sure of that!
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It wasn't for any particular reason. Just thought that you wouldn't mind "returning the favor" It's an accessable poem, and one of my best spiritual poems. That's all.
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Hmmmmmm.
Actually, you've done fairly well with this. I wouldn't use "stone" so soon after you used it in the previous line, but other than that, I don't see much that you really need to change. Have you checked out Poet's Market? There are a number of magazines that publish religious poetry and some of them are paying markets as well (meaning cold, hard cash instead of an author's copy.) -
Nothing against religious poems ...
but we don't publish them. I should have said no religious poems in the rules, but I forgot. I will go change that.
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If you want to DQ it, that's ok. I can't delete it myself, because it will remove it from my list. I understand from your page that you are an excellent writer, so if you have any critique you can give, I'd appreciate it.
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Very beautiful write.
An excellent tribute to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Thank you for your entry and Good Luck in the contest
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That is a very good poem
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This write is about hope and faith we share in God. This is beautiful write. It may of been wrote for Eater. It great to read any time of the year. Yes, he is our cornerstone still today He is reject by some. You have some nice reader comments. It so wonderful to see that it touched so many people. Keep up the great work. The title if very fitting t this write.
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Beautiful poem. Very well done. Best of luck in the contest.
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Beautiful, faithful villanelle. Great job carrying the rhymes throughout the poem, none feel out of place. WEll done.
s and best wishes always... ~Genie~
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Thank you for your entry
Very heartfelt words and makes me think on Easter and what Jesus sacrificed for our sins. Lovely form poem. I am not by any means a authority on form poetry but I must say this was a good one.
Good luck
God Bless
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Awesome job.
This flowed with sincere passion and depth.
Good Luck in the contest.
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The stone the builders rejected, Praise God for Jesus, I will never reject HIM. He is my Savior and Redeemer. He is great and worthy of all our praise. This is wonderful write. I felt God's Spirit in this. You have done wonderful with it. Your Spirit flows straight from your heart and soul, you have painted these words of God with such color of Faith. Keep them coming and God bless you always.
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I knew you would like it. Thank you.
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I loved it and will be reading more soon my friend. YOu have much talent. God bless you and you are a blessing to have as a friend.
Tabitha
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This is really beautiful. Is this the type of poem that you put in your greeting cards? it should be. You've captured the essence of Easter and all that it means within this superb villanelle. Congratulations! x
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I have this poem on the front of my Easter Card, Bethan.
Behind is a photo of the sky with it's first hints of sunset.
The quote from Psalm 118 is on the inside, on the left. On the inside right is the greeting:
May your Easter be blessed with the knowledge that you are His.
Alleluia! He is Risen!
Happy Easter
Thank you all for your kind comments.
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a wonderful poem written for such a blessed season...thank you so much for sharing this. keep writing brother! God bless you always
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Actually, it's sister! Thanks!
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Haleleuia
What a wonderful poem. Telling what and how it happened and why we are the ransomed and redeemed. Happy and Blessed Easter.
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This is a beautiful villanelle. Written to uplift our precious Lord during the Holy week. Thank you for sharing it with us in this contest.
Sam
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Wonderful! A most beautiful Villanelle. I love the thoughts in this too. All the best in the contest.
Gaylene
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You did avery good job on this. It really captures the spirit of Easter!! Amazing!
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Very nice
This is a great write. You have done a really good job with this one. Good luck in the contest, The Shaker
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Oh my goodness.. this is SOOOOO beautiful!!! The perfect Easter poem... the perfect message... about the perfect Gift...
This is lovely and something that I wish I had written... absolutely marvelous!!! Truly a magnificant poem, penned through words of such elegance and grace... awesome form, perfect meter and flow... a 10 clappie worthy piece for sure!!!
God bless you... thanks so much for entering Sam's contest... best of wishes to you in this contest!!!
~Melissa
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