The Christian Narration


From out eternal dark
there spake the voice of God
His voice did make the Light
From which all life did spark

The Three were present there
Father and Son and Ghost
Land, Sea and herbal fare
Sun, Moon and starry host

Creation made complete
With mankind made from dust
Adam neath tree, knew Eve
As fruitfully they must

The Serpent did beguile
Eve’s wishes for knowledge
Adam then chose to lose
For love of her who said

They then did till the earth
Midst thorns and thistles wrought
Their bread by sweat of brow
In daily sunshine hot

But God did plan a way
For Adams seed to bring
Salvation from decay
Redemption from the Spring

Twas Noah showed the plan
How God will man redeem
Into the Ark of Wood
Went all created things

Above the sea of sin
In Grace was Noah’s sight
The animals and men
Did see a rainbow bright

So then in manger came
A babe of lowly birth
Midst animals below
And praised by men of worth

This babe was Jesus Christ
God the Son, man of earth
Living taught the Truth right
Died on wood for good’s dearth

He lay down in the grave
Our Hell to bear and take
Then three days hence he rose
Victr’y o’er death to make

So now created all
In Jesus pray, believe
Adam is through nailed wood
Redeem-ed and set free

Father God and Christ Son
Holy Ghost, the Great Three
Most blest and faithful Guide
From now eternally

-Joseph Stalnaker ANNO DOMINI  2013

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