Drawing Power At the Cross
Growing up throughout childhood
being always keen to read
there was a particular favourite
it had an awesome effect indeed
The life of Jesus picture book
this affected me more than I knew
in those early years read of the cross
Jesus suffering at Calvary was true
Every time I read this at the cross
it made me stop and slowly think
of what does this mean for me
Jesus has forsaken His life to sink
Then three days later to rise
from the dead by God's power
conquered death the son of God
years later to be my believing hour
In my late 20s on a night of sadness
my wife Jean had died at an early age
these memories of years long ago
came afresh again to turn my page
The light came that Jesus died
for all my sins the price Christ paid
this is the power of the cross
Jesus comes in and forever stayed
(For those who don't know my story, my first wife Jean died in 1982 but has now been married to Christine so happily for 32 years.
This week marked 40 years since that night I came to Christ on 13th October, praise God!)
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