Reflections on Romans

I will not be silenced
Nor be made ashamed
Of God’s saving Gospel
Or my Saviour’s Name

The anger from heaven
Is Holy and Just
For I, inexcusable
Lived for my lust

Denying the Maker
Whose nature is known
From all He has made
And the kindness He’s shown

Fallen so short
And sowing for death
This cosmic treason
Was in every breath

But when we, ungodly,
Were storing up wrath
Thy Holy Son, Jesus
Obeyed unto death

For sheep who had wandered
Atonement was made;
Thy wrath propitiated
By ransom He paid

And death whose dominion
Held all Adam’s seed
He tasted then conquered
He’s Risen indeed

Foreknown, in love
Predestined for life,
Called out of darkness
To walk in the light

Announced to our ears
Through Thy Word came our faith
And calling upon Jesus’ Name
We were saved

These bodies which once
Were enshrouded in sin
You quickened to walk
By Thy Spirit within

Justified freely
In union with Christ
Declared to be righteous
And clean in His sight

Now no separation
Can ever be made
E’en if all creation
God’s love tried forbade

In view of Thy mercies,
We offer humbly
Our spiritual worship
Pleasing to Thee

Conforming no longer
To patterns of earth
Renew our minds,
Father, who gave us new birth

That being transformed
We may know and fulfill
Thy perfect acceptable
Holy good will

(c) David M. Carter 2014