Gospel Poems
These gospel poems are about the gospel and about sharing the gospel. They’ll help you…
– Discover or rediscover the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ
– Dig deeper into what the gospel means for your life today
– Find encouragement as you share that good news with others
Searching for Freedom
Searching for Freedom
You’ve searched the world for freedom
But find you’re still not free;
The prize seems so elusive –
What secret could there be?
You’ve broken rules aplenty,
Thrown caution to the wind,
Indulged your inner passions,
Rebelled and often sinned.
But still the satisfaction
You’ve sought for all this time
Is missing till you wonder,
What’s left to try or climb?
Perhaps your definition
Is leading you astray
In all the wrong directions
That never seem to pay.
True freedom comes from knowing
The One who made your soul,
Who loves you and designed you
And sees you as a whole.
In yielding to His guidance
There’s freedom bright and true
And lasting satisfaction
Where nothing else will do.
We’re not our own creators,
Can’t set the bigger rules;
Ignoring God’s instructions
Will only make us fools.
He says we’re always serving
The flesh or Christ the Lord –
The one brings death and bondage,
The other great reward.
Christ breaks the chains that bind us
And sets His people free
To find the path of freedom
That earthly eyes can’t see.
His law of love brings freedom,
His yoke makes labor light,
His warnings and directions
Will lead to true delight.
It seems a contradiction,
But that’s the only way
To really find true freedom
That satisfies today.
You’re free to choose your pathway
But not the end it brings,
So choose the path of freedom
Where all you’ve sought begins.
Christina Joy Hommes
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” John 8:36
You Came for Me
You Came for Me
Lord Jesus, in your mercy
You came to earth for me;
You left your perfect splendor
With all your majesty.
You took a human body,
Felt hunger, cold, and pain,
Were hated and rejected,
And felt temptation’s strain.
Yet all the time you bore it
Without the least complaint –
No sinful thoughts or motives
Broke through your self restraint.
Your words were true and gracious,
Your actions good and right,
You always served the Father –
A bright and shining light.
Though pure you took my burden
Of sinful guilt and shame –
Condemned to die though perfect
While sinners mocked your Name.
You gave Your life to save me
And shed Your blood for me;
Though I deserved the treatment,
You took it willingly.
Then, when your work was finished,
You bowed your head and died;
They sealed the tomb and guarded
Your body crucified.
The story wasn’t over –
That Sunday you arose
Triumphant in your conquest
That crushed our darkest foes.
The strength of sin was broken,
Death died in infamy,
The devil was defeated,
My guilty heart set free.
You wore my sin and sorrow
So I could wear your crown,
Your righteousness now clothes me
And nothing weighs me down.
What boundless grace and mercy
Would send you all this way
And set your love upon me
To wash my sins away?
I know I can’t explain it,
No songs can tell the whole,
But how I love and praise you
With all my heart and soul!
Christina Joy Hommes
White As Freshly Fallen Snow
White As Freshly Fallen Snow
My heart was red as crimson
With sin and guilt and shame,
But through His death and triumph
My Savior cleared my name.
He took my sinful record
And washed it all away;
His blood has bought my pardon
And makes me clean today.
Now when I sin and fail Him
I come and I confess,
His grace forgives and gives me
His perfect righteousness.
My heart is white and spotless
As freshly fallen snow
Since Jesus came and washed me
Beneath the cleansing flow.
Christina Joy Hommes
Across the Line with Jesus
Across the Line with Jesus
When someone draws a haughty line
And says it’s “us” and “them,”
We’ll see across the line they drew
That Man from Bethlehem.
He always reached the lost and lone
And healed the sick and lame;
He saved the sinful, raised the dead,
And bore their guilt and shame.
So when we feel like being glad
We’re better than “that guy,”
Let’s stop and think what Jesus did
And tell our pride goodbye.
If we’ve been saved from sin and hell
It’s ’cause we’re one of “them,”
So let’s be quick to show the love
Of Christ from Bethlehem.
Christina Joy Hommes
See: Luke 18:9-14; Galatians 6:1
Still Worthy
Still Worthy
Before the world existed
And time or space were made,
God’s Son was with the Father
In majesty arrayed.
But then He came among us,
A man like you and me.
He faced the same temptations
Yet stood in purity.
Messiah still was worthy
Of sitting on God’s throne
Where not a hint of evil
Can enter or be shown.
Then Jesus took our sin-load
With all our guilt and shame
And gave Himself as payment
As if He was to blame.
His sacrifice sufficient
To cancel all that sin,
The risen Christ ascended
And freely entered in.
He sat beside the Father
On God’s eternal throne
Unscathed and robed in glory
To claim it as His own.
Still worthy of His title,
Still worthy of His place,
Oh, what a glorious Savior
Now fills the throne of grace!
Christina Joy Hommes
It’s one thing for the Son to have been co-equal and able to sit on the Father’s throne before the incarnation. But He twice took steps that would have disqualified anyone else – facing life’s temptations and then bearing our sin – and yet He triumphed in purity and glory, still worthy to claim His title and throne. As we believe:
Jesus…
- Lived on earth as one of us
- Faced the same temptations and troubles we face
- Never sinned in thought, word, or action
- Remained pure and holy without a hint of sin
- Was still worthy to sit on God’s holy throne after 33 years on earth
We know from experience what divine strength and purpose that takes!
And then He…
- Took all of our sins as if they were His own and stood guilty in our place
- Offered Himself as a sacrifice and died in our place
- Was a substitute so pure, so infinite, so acceptable that He did what we could never do
- Paid for and canceled the record of all those sins in full
- Rose to eternal life unscathed by evil
- Ascended worthy to sit on God’s righteous throne, retain His titles, and reclaim His rightful position of honor and majesty
That is magnificent and astonishing beyond our comprehension!
Truly the Lord Jesus is eternally worthy of all worship and praise.
Hallelujah!
Just Take One Step
Just Take One Step
If you’ve wandered far away
Don’t know where to start today
Take one step
You don’t have to see ahead
Little actions conquer dread
Take one step
If you cannot see the light
Ask the Lord to guide you right
Take one step
Take the step you see right now
More will open up somehow
Take one step
When your strength and hope are gone
And you feel you can’t go on
Take one step
When your way is dark with fear
And your prospects seem unclear
Take one step
As you go you’ll surely find
God sends help because He’s kind
Take one step
Draw a little closer in
Just say no to one more sin
Take one step
Step by step you’re nearing home
From wherever you may roam
Take one step
Let God show you where to go
Trust His love as best you know
Take one step
Take the step that you can see
Oh, don’t wait to come be free
Take one step
Christina Joy Hommes
Free to Live as Victors
Free to Live as Victors
These my people are forgiven
All their sins are washed away;
With my blood I bought their pardon,
Now there’s nothing more to pay.
All their guilt and condemnation,
All the wrath and bitter shame,
All their sin I took and canceled
When they called upon my Name.
Now they’re free to live as victors
Free from sin and death and fear,
Partners in my life eternal
With a record pure and clear.
Though the tempter may accuse them,
Seek to fill their minds with doubt,
Nothing stands to block their access –
All their sin is blotted out.
While I live, they’re heirs of heaven,
Kept and guided by my love;
Robed in white they’ll live forever
In their home of light above.
Christina Joy Hommes
Since Jesus Rose for Me
Since Jesus Rose for Me
When Jesus rose in victory
It proved His work was done,
The debt for sin was paid in full,
And righteousness had won.
The check had cleared, the debt was gone,
My sin was washed away,
No wrath remained, no claim was owed –
He did it all that day.
And now I stand in Christ by grace
Complete, forgiven, free;
I’m justified and uncondemned
Since Jesus rose for me.
Christina Joy Hommes
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Resurrection: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Resurrection: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
’Twas in my sinful yesterday
Christ rose again to save,
And in His rising up again
New life to me He gave.
Today God’s resurrection might
Is working now in me
To make me like the One I love
Whose grace I daily see.
Tomorrow He will raise me up
Like Jesus Christ my Lord
To live in immortality
And share His great reward.
Christina Joy Hommes
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” 1 Peter 1:3
“But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you.” Romans 8:11
“And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by His own power.” 1 Corinthians 6:14
Perhaps You Prayed a Sinner’s Prayer
Perhaps you prayed a sinner’s prayer
You didn’t understand;
You said some words you didn’t mean
And shook a preacher’s hand.
But nothing changed within your soul
That day so long ago;
You wonder if you’re really saved
And long to truly know.
Then thoughts arise of those around
Who think you know the Lord;
You wonder what the cost would be
To claim the great reward.
Don’t wait, my friend, the Savior died
To offer life to you,
And if you’ll come, He’ll save your soul
And make your spirit new.
In humble faith repent and call
On Jesus’ Name today;
He’ll take you now, redeem your life,
And wash your sins away.
You’ll find the peace of knowing Christ,
The joy of being free,
The sweet assurance you belong
For all eternity.
Christina Joy Hommes