by Christina Joy Hommes | Christian Poetry, Good Friday Poems About the Cross
Symbols of the Cross The thorns and nails, the cross of wood, Are symbols of the One who stood To take my place and bear my sin Though He was pure and wholly good. The Lord Himself came down for me And paid my debt at Calvary To give me hope, forgive my guilt, And let...
by Christina Joy Hommes | Christian Poetry, Good Friday Poems About the Cross, Gospel Poems, Praising the Lord
God Didn’t Have to Care Enthroned in perfect splendor God didn’t have to care About rebellious creatures Who sinned and faced despair. Yet love defined His nature – He wouldn’t turn away From those that He’d created Though we had gone astray. He felt our pain and...
by Christina Joy Hommes | Christian Poetry, Praising the Lord
1 Corinthians 15:1-4, 51-58 Oh death, where is the bitter sting You boasted all those years? And grave, where is the victory You threatened to our fears? The sting of death was bound in sin, And sin drew strength from law; By seeming inescapable They held the world in...
by Christina Joy Hommes | Christian Poetry, Easter Poems for Resurrection Day
Jesus Lives Come and see the tomb is empty, Look inside and doubt no more; Jesus lives our risen Savior – He has opened heaven’s door. Come, rejoice for death is vanquished, Jesus broke its mighty hold; Sin has lost its grip forever – Now Christ’s triumph we behold....
by Christina Joy Hommes | Christian Poetry, Easter Poems for Resurrection Day
Testimony: Guard from the Tomb Psst, did you hear He rose again, The One they lately crucified? They paid me well to never say, But there are things you shouldn’t hide. I kept my post and watched the grave But thought all night, ‘Who guards the dead?’ I’d seen His...
