Oh hapless Judas! - preordained by God
For treason so that profit may accrue,
Oh pitiful and dreadful human lot,
So that salvation came to me and you

Struck blind by high ambition, - it is true,
And disappointed by the Master so,-
This happens to all those that do pursue
A goal with muddled minds, and then sink low.

He did betray the Master, yes, - betray,
But fathomed not the consequence if it,
We do betray the Lord on any day
And comfortably in a church pew sit.

Lo! Judas did repent and took the rope
In shame and boundless sorrow of his deed,
Had lost faith in forgiveness, trust and hope,-
We hope in spite of ugly deeds and greed.

He gripped the goat-gut rope despairingly,
While turncoat Christians feel so safe in Him,
And without qualms trust in the clemency
Of Christ the Savior that He will redeem.

A Christian is revealed by the degree
That he trusts God- that boundless mercy may
In infinite compassion find a way
To pardon those who thoughtlessly betray.

Judas despairingly did grip the rope,
But Christians putting all their trust in HIM
Must understand - for Judas too is hope
And on His day the Savior will redeem

Without poor Judas no salvation, he
Did merely execute divine a plan,
God's plan it was, - and not fortuity!-
Absolve the dull, distraught, disgruntled man!.

Blessed by the sculptor artist who did see,
And his work,- amazingly portray
A Judas set from raven tunnels free
To find in Jesus’ arms his lasting stay

© Elizabeth Dandy

JUDAS Iskariot Contributed by Elizabeth_Dandy on Wednesday, 22nd March 2006 @ 07:43:48 AM in AEST Topic: ApologyPoetry Oh hapless Judas! - preordained by God For treason so that profit may accrue, Oh pitiful and dreadful human lot, So that salvation came to me and you Struck blind by high ambition, - it is true, And disappointed by the Master so,- This happens to all those that do pursue A goal with muddled minds, and then sink low. He did betray the Master, yes, - betray, But fathomed not the consequence if it, We do betray the Lord on any day And comfortably in a church pew sit. Lo! Judas did repent and took the rope In shame and boundless sorrow of his deed, Had lost faith in forgiveness, trust and hope,- We hope in spite of ugly deeds and greed. He gripped the goat-gut rope despairingly, While turncoat Christians feel so safe in Him, And without qualms trust in the clemency Of Christ the Savior that He will redeem. A Christian is revealed by the degree That he trusts God- that boundless mercy may In infinite compassion find a way To pardon those who thoughtlessly betray. Judas despairingly did grip the rope, But Christians putting all their trust in HIM Must understand - for Judas too is hope And on His day the Savior will redeem Without poor Judas no salvation, he Did merely execute divine a plan, God's plan it was, - and not fortuity!- Absolve the dull, distraught, disgruntled man!. Blessed by the sculptor artist who did see, And his work,- amazingly portray A Judas set from raven tunnels free To find in Jesus’ arms his lasting stay © Elizabeth Dandy Copyright © Elizabeth_Dandy ... [ 2006-03-22 07:43:48] (Date/Time posted on site) Advertisments: Previous Posted Poem         | |         Next Posted Poem