Oath

An oath I have made that I can not keep “as Christ loved the church” {you lay asleep} I ponder grace, mercy’s grand Weight of sacrificial lamb emptied glory, servant poor for riches reaching every shore an oath I made, thus, covenant to rip the purse, completely spent all of me, the known and dreamed he gave his life, and lived for me though he was rich becoming poor I ponder this (for this once more) glory restrained, for malice, pain, Humility for sinners gain loving un-lovely, making true even the grave he humbled to baring all, curse and stain, the wrath for man and woman’s shame becomes the bull on alters red he had no place to lay his head bending low, with every blow he took on flesh, so “they may know” By his will, he walks in love divinity - the cross above on his shoulders, the ocean’s weight of drowning man’s wicked fate this by mercy, not forced unto to show the world what love will do an oath I have made (before his face) I can not keep - God give me grace