Blessedness through brokenness
Upon that hill near Galilee Jesus fed
multitudes with some fishes and bread.
Nourishment could only be provided
once the food was broken and divided.
And do you recall the jar that was broken
showing her love without a word spoken?
For when breaking the jar she filled the room
with the sweetest of loving perfume.
Brokenness and contrition are the start
of the restoration of life and heart.
For only broken hearts know the feeling
of the sweet compassion of God's healing.
And there in the upper room Jesus said
"This is my body, " when He broke the bread.
And the grapes had been crushed to make the wine
just as He was crushed for those sins of mine.
For sweet words of forgiveness were spoken,
when Jesus upon the cross was broken.
Whilst He was wounded and left there to die
"Father forgive, " was His imploring cry.
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When the storm is at its worse, Jesus knows,
coming beside us His love overflows.
We can overcome when He is alongside.
For He enfolds us with arms opened wide
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Submitted by royston on July 17, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF AAGG CCHH IIJJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,014 |
Words | 184 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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