The editors of Christian Culture received ten entries for our first poetry contest, representing 6 states and 5 graduating classes of prospective LCC students. Thank you to all who entered, and congratulations to Julia on winning the contest!
The Editors
What love, that formed the heavens and the earth
And shaped His precious man from dust and clay;
What love, that knows each soul before his birth
And guides and guards his every step and way.
What love, that placed the turning, flaming sword
To guard the Tree of Life from fallen man;
What love, that vowed a new abode, restored
By Promised Seed, that we should live again.
What love, O God, that brought Thee down to earth
To share man’s mortal flesh and lowly race;
What love, O Christ, that spurred Thy humble birth
And entrance to this world—what boundless grace!
What love, dear Lamb, that led Thee to the tree
To humbly suffer much and then to die;
What love, my God, that fixed Thine eyes on me
To lift my fallen soul to heav’n on high.
What love, that for the sake of Christ, who saves,
Restores my soul to life from sin and death;
What love, that leads me from my self-made grave
Towards heav’nly life upon the narrow path.
What love! I say with joyous, grateful soul
That owes my all to Thee, and only Thee.
My God is love! And since I am made whole,
I’ll sing His praise in heav’n eternally!
This poem roughly follows a chiastic structure by groupings of two lines. It mirrors God’s saving plan of His descent to us with His salvation of each individual soul, working towards raising us to perfection again.
