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Committed
Posted in christmas poems, poem, worship, tagged "parent’s" control, carpenter, Christ held satan “at bay”, Christ’s childhood, Commit to Him, Committed, earth’s sorrow and shame, friend, great grace, He came, never be proud, new-borrowed grave, raised more from the shroud, redeemed one hung near Him, teaching-time stay, temple-time talk, Thank God for Christ’s birth, to death we’re no slave on December 8, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Committed, He came from the realm of great grace.
Committed, descended, to earth’s meanest place.
Committed, He took on man’s body, man’s face.
Thank God for Christ’s birth, everyday.
Committed, returned from His temple-time talk.
Committed, returned to a carpenter’s “walk.”
Committed to “parent’s” control – with no balk.
Thank God for Christ’s childhood and play.
Committed, selected twelve men from the crowd.
Committed He taught them to never be proud.
Committed, He raised more than one from the shroud.
Thank God for Christ’s teaching-time stay.
Committed, He would not redemption abort.
Committed, He silently stood in the court.
Committed – disciples reneged their support.
Thank God Christ held satan “at bay.”
Committed, He hung on a rough wooden frame.
Committed, redeemed one hung near Him, the same
Committed, died bearing earth’s sorrow and shame.
Thank God Christ freed all who obey.
Committed, He rose from His new-borrowed grave
Committed was He – now to death we’re no slave
Committed like Father, He too freely gave
– Commit to Him Friend, while you may. -eab, 11/26/07
Martin Rinkart – death, Dec. 8, 1649
Posted in poem, today in history, tagged 1649, 50 funerals a day, 5000 victims, died today, Eilenburg, Lutheran, Martin Rinckart, pastoring, Plague of 1637, Saxony, Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), today in history on December 8, 2008| Leave a Comment »
“Now Thank We All Our God” (stanza 2)
O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts and blessèd peace to cheer us;
And keep us in His grace, and guide us when perplexed;
And free us from all ills, in this world and the next!
Martin Rinckart died 12/8/1649, Germany (born 1586). He was a Lutheran who began pastoring at 31 in Eilenburg, Saxony, his home community. Between the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) and the Plague of 1637 Rinckart buried some 5,000 victims – holding as high as 50 funerals a day.
Separate-Holy 