Best Baptist Poems

The Beheading of John the Baptist

Inside a dungeon, a man is shackled;
Where instruments are employed to inflict
Pain on him while being interrogated;
To confess to crimes, he did not commit.
Above, a damsel dances for Herod,
A gift of pleasure set by her mother.
In a stupor, he rewards...

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In the river Jordan
you baptized the people,
some were brood of vipers:
pharisees, sadducees -

hey sanna hosanna,
king Herod you opposed.
You were his prisoner -
his servants cut your head.

In spirit you survived,
bashing black pharisees
even in red cassocks.
White cassock will not save

the one with black soul
and be it the...

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John the Baptist in a camel hair "suit"
Girded with a leather belt to boot
On a steady diet of wild honey and locusts
It's a wonder he was able to maintain his focus...

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Accordin'  to my totally unbiased and very detailed research,
Jerimiah Flood pastored the Happy Valley Baptist Church.
From the pulpit he flailed his arms as if fightin' a hive of bees,
Elicitin' "Hallelujahs" and bringin' sinners fallin' to their knees!

His boomin' voice disturbed the peace of those...

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the land was valued at $240, where they built "the little church on the hill"
established by a group of abolitionists and free blacks for they knew that was God's will
they named it Berean Baptist and its congregation was integrated
but after only a short time the...

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I stood hidden in the shadows, watching
as Salome, clad in flowing veils, gyrated
to the music, exuding sensual richness.
Herod leered drunkenly at her vibrant body.
Overcome by uncontrolled lusty desire
he promised her anything that she wished for
and, prompted by her evil mother, she asked
for the head of...

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John The Baptist, True Man Of God Was He

His name was John, a man God saw quite fit
A shining light shown in all that he did
With the starving for faith crowd a huge hit
He came with his own pot, kettle and lid
Water and Word were...

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It was a good day, a Sunday going to church day.
     The sun was  a brilliant glow.
    The weather was agreeable, a welcoming change from the brutally brisk weather we been having.
     True...

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Westboro Baptist Church Member At A Funeral 

By Elton Camp

A sign he held and tee shirt wore
Same as he went to funerals before

Mourners gathered around the grave
To him, some outraged looks gave

While they were dressed all in black
He had “God Hates You” front & back

The...

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John, the Baptist-  baptised people in the Jordan River,
Jesus said, the holy spirit came to him as a dove;
to think about John, the preacher, the saint makes me quiver,
imagine God giving this man the power of his love.
John was a preacher in the...

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In the spirit of Elijah, John appeared on the scene,
Preaching that they should repent of sin, "Come sinners, get clean".
He baptized in the Jordan those who confessed their sin,
And called out the self-righteous for their hard hearts within. 

John had a mission: to prepare the...

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One of my religious poems based on the baptism of Jesus in the holy 
waters of River Jordan.


         John The Baptist

Out of the wilderness there came a man,
With staring eyes and unkempt hair ;
A leather belt around...

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John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of Christ
He sent his disciples to Jesus with this question
Are You the one who is to come or
Should we look for another?

Jesus replied
Go and tell John what you hear and see
“The blind regain their sight

The lame...

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A chokeslam! 
Goodnight sweet prince

Goodnight yawning hippo ****
With rice wine coming out your ears

Boom boom sticks 
A wisecracker talking head

Histrionics at the bandstand 
Eliminated by more than one can shake

Hospitalised due to a 
Finishing move on the concrete 

The poodle evacuated worldy goods 
Outside the...

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Westboro Baptist Church Honored

By Elton Camp

National Unity Today Society awarded a prize
For the greatest service in refuting public lies

“Westboro Baptist has pulled the veil away,
The cause of all mankind’s ills to betray.”

Or so that worthy Society has decreed
As it issued a trophy & wished godspeed

Engraved...

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