In the beginning

I N   T H E   B E G I N N I N G

A poem by Mercy Susanna

Earth was formless, empty, dark

Waters deep below the ark

"Let there be light,"

The day the night

Expanse - the sky

the ground be dry

The sun, the moon

the stars in the noon

Signs and seasons

For wondrous reasons

Plants and herbs

Lite winged birds

Made all things He could

and saw they were good

But

The crux of the tale

Is not 'bout the whale

'Cause it's not yet over

for the oceans to hover

Though the purpose, the plan

was simply to create a man

"Let's make him in my image,

his life I'd envisage."

Cell by cell, a mound of flesh

Into the veins, the blood did rush

Mind and body, fully grown

little did he knew, he was error-prone

He embraced the sin

yet rebelled against the skin

More to mere flesh and bone

Oh! He beget that heart of stone

Nevertheless, vile death did reign

All the mankind perish in vain

Then stepped down, the Son of Man

To reveal God's great, perfect plan

Grace had nails, in hands and feet

Sinless Saviour, butchered to meat

One last time, a final breath

Ripped out, the sting of death

Redeemed from men's sinful strife

Rose to render eternal life

No, not just the tale of a whale

"Lion of Judah", men 'bout to hail!!

Scriptural references
Genesis 1,2 Creation of World- In the beginning
Roman 5:14 Death reigned from the time of Adam
Hosea 6:7 Like Adam, they have broken the covenant- they were unfaithful to me
Roman 5:17 gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ
John 3:14 The Son of Man must be lifted up
Revelation 5:5 See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed.u