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Christian Poetry: The Three Enemies by Christina Georgina Rossetti

A poem about the struggle between the flesh, the world, and the devil, and the need for Christ to overcome them.  Translate this page with Google Translate on the Home page -Over 100 languages to choose from. 

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The Three Enemies     By Christina Georgina Rossetti     (Public Domain)

       THE FLESH

    ‘Sweet, thou art pale.’
        ‘More pale to see,
    Christ hung upon the cruel tree
    And bore His Father’s wrath for me.’

    ‘Sweet, thou art sad.’
         ‘Beneath a rod
    More heavy, Christ for my sake trod
    The winepress of the wrath of God.’

    ‘Sweet, thou art weary.’
         ‘Not so Christ:
    Whose mighty love of me sufficed
    For Strength, Salvation, Eucharist.’

    ‘Sweet, thou art footsore.’
        ‘If I bleed,
    His feet have bled; yea in my need
    His Heart once bled for mine indeed.’

    THE WORLD

    ‘Sweet, thou art young.’
         ‘So He was young
    Who for my sake in silence hung
    Upon the Cross with Passion wrung.’

    ‘Look, thou art fair.’
         ‘He was more fair
    Than men, Who deigned for me to wear
    A visage marred beyond compare.’

    ‘And thou hast riches.’
        ‘Daily bread:
    All else is His: Who, living, dead,
    For me lacked where to lay His Head.’

    ‘And life is sweet.’
       ‘It was not so
    To Him, Whose Cup did overflow
    With mine unutterable woe.’

    THE DEVIL

    ‘Thou drinkest deep.’
        ‘When Christ would sup
    He drained the dregs from out my cup:
    So how should I be lifted up?’

    ‘Thou shalt win Glory.’
        ‘In the skies,
    Lord Jesus, cover up my eyes
    Lest they should look on vanities.’

    ‘Thou shalt have Knowledge.’
         ‘Helpless dust!
    In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust:
    Answer Thou for me, Wise and Just.’

    ‘And Might.’ –
            ‘Get thee behind me. Lord,
    Who hast redeemed and not abhorred
    My soul, oh keep it by Thy Word.’

Source: Public Domain Poetry

 

 

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A CALL TO SALVATION:

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Romans 10:9-10  9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation.

  John 3:5-6  5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7  

 

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