Who Are We?

Some days ago, I read a rather mediocre youth book.  It was about God's will, and it was a prime example of watered-down theology. It impacted me in the wrong way and lead me to write a fiery post about passion for God and His mission purpose.  It was three pages long (over two thousand words), so I stuck it in a Word document and left it up, intending to publish it on here sometime soon.

However, yesterday my computer died, and it didn't recover the untitled document.  All that remained was a long poem that I had written after the post was finished.

Basically, the poem below is my post, in less words and a rhyme-and-meter.  The post was perhaps a little too fiery to put on here, anyway.

*ahem* In other words, enjoy the poem, and let me know what you think.

Who Are We?

Who are we? Drive this into our minds!

Beside Your holiness, we are but dust!

Reclaim us for Your purpose, Lord

We must do something, we must!

Can we sit in comfortable churches

To listen to a sermon and a song

And then go home and do nothing

As if acting on our faith was wrong?

Lord, transform us, let us not conform!

We must battle, we must fight the fight

Against the powers that hold this world

We must burn for wrongs to be set right!

There are souls to be saved—Lord

Our blackened hearts You must make anew

There are lives to be won, so Lord

Let us burn, let us burn for You!

For your glory! let it be our cry

Be of good courage, and strong!

We must wait for your glorious day

Though the night be long.

Raise up the war cry, children of God!

Raise your swords, Christians, and shout

You have the full armor of God, man

By His strength, throw the devil out!

The darkness must be held back,

It is for the soul we battle the night!

Be strong, with a passion you must love

If we are to win, we must fight!

Throw off the sin that easily entangles

Men of God, rise up! Take heed!

Though we are but naught, the God we serve

Shall strengthen us in every need!

We are nothing, our God is all!

The Savior, the Redeemer, the King!

Push back the darkness and take the call

From every nation the people will sing

We are nothing, our God is all!

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Jake