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Epiphany Epiphany 4 Mark 1:21-28
Epiphany Epiphany 4 Mark 1:21-28
Jesus and New Testament Demons (YB No 97)
Jesus and New Testament Demons (YB No 97)
When Jesus taught in Galilee
When Jesus taught in Galilee
His hearers stood and gazed;
His hearers stood and gazed;
He spoke with such authority
He spoke with such authority
They all were quite amazed.
They all were quite amazed.
Unlike the other teachers, he
Unlike the other teachers, he
Renounced each pious rort;
Renounced each pious rort;
His life of such integrity
His life of such integrity
Confirmed the things he taught.
Confirmed the things he taught.
A man yelled with hostility,
A man yelled with hostility,
“Why come here to annoy?”
“Why come here to annoy?”
He screamed with more intensity
He screamed with more intensity
“You’ve come here to destroy!”
“You’ve come here to destroy!”
But Jesus, without enmity,
But Jesus, without enmity,
Addressed that troubled soul;
Addressed that troubled soul;
He stopped that sad profanity
He stopped that sad profanity
With poise and self-control.
With poise and self-control.
These outbursts, we have come to see,
These outbursts, we have come to see,
Within the gospel tales
Within the gospel tales
Are those which caused brutality
Are those which caused brutality
And lead to violent nails.
And lead to violent nails.
So still these conflicts need to be
So still these conflicts need to be
Engaged by those who care;
Engaged by those who care;
Such evil killed so tragically
Such evil killed so tragically
The One whose love was rare.
The One whose love was rare.
We need to stand defiantly
We need to stand defiantly
With Jesus, and be strong;
With Jesus, and be strong;
Yes! He will battle constantly
Yes! He will battle constantly
To conquer what is wrong.
To conquer what is wrong.
For Jesus tells humanity
For Jesus tells humanity
How faith and hope can flower;
How faith and hope can flower;
His victory gained non-violently
His victory gained non-violently
Shows love in all its power.
Tune Forest Green AHB 240 TiS 316Shows love in all its power.
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