by Gideon Burton
a remix of Parley P. Pratt's "Jesus, Once of Humble Birth
Once humbly born, a lowly lamb and meek;
once groaning in his bloody tears and loss;
once left alone, rejected, bowed and weak;
once weighted down while lifted on the cross --
In glory now returns to waiting earth,
His chariot a blaze of fiery cloud;
in glory comes to give us second birth,
the Savior meek and mild with thunder loud.
Exalted to a throne, Almighty King,
debased no more, ascendent and supreme.
With hosts of angels shouting as they sing,
He breaks the night with morning's brightest beams.
I shouldered all, all suffering I bore;
my sacrifice complete, I bear no more.
Photo: flickr - brainedge
So beautiful. As I was reading, I could hear the song a little. And that was before I noticed that you took your inspiration from the song.
ReplyDeleteYou captured the feeling and color of the song beautifully and yet still created something touching and tender in its own way.