MORE POEMS
OF
THE LORD
Maurice Dyson
POEMS OF THE LORD
Maurice Dyson
Dedicated to those who love the Word of God and seek
to honour the Lord Jesus Christ.
ã 2006 by Maurice Dyson
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Contents
Page
By Faith 484
God’s Glories 490
Distinctions 491
Typology 493
The Lord’s Passion 495
The OT Canon 499
Good Works 501
The Body of Christ 502
Sovereignty 503
Discipline 505
Idols 507
A Doubter’s Demise 508
Our Eternal Home 510
Forsaken For Us 511
A Citizen of Zion 513
Our Only Hope 514
The Day of the Lord 516
A Name 517
The Walk 518
Genesis 520
Exodus 522
Leviticus 523
Numbers 524
Deuteronomy 525
Joshua 526
Judges 527
Ruth 528
1 Samuel 529
2 Samuel 530
1 Kings 531
2 Kings 532
1 Chronicles 532
2 Chronicles 533
Ezra 534
Nehemiah 535
Esther 536
Job 536
Psalms 537
Proverbs 538
Ecclesiastes 539
Song of Solomon 539
Isaiah 540
Jeremiah 541
Lamentations 542
Ezekiel 543
Daniel 544
Hosea 545
Joel 546
Amos 546
Obadiah 548
Jonah 548
Micah 549
Nahum 550
Habakkuk 551
Zephaniah 552
Haggai 553
Zechariah 553
Malachi 554
Guidance 555
Virtue 556
Seduction 556
Understanding 557
Diligence 557
Justified 558
Riches 558
Idleness 559
The First Lady 559
Invitation 560
Contrary Vices 560
The Weak and the Wise 561
Matthew 562
Mark 563
Luke 564
John 565
Acts 565
Romans 566
1 Corinthians 567
2 Corinthians 568
Galatians 568
Ephesians 569
Philippians 570
Colossians 570
1 Thessalonians 571
2 Thessalonians 571
1 Timothy 572
2 Timothy 573
Titus 574
Philemon 575
Hebrews 576
James 576
1 Peter 578
2 Peter 579
1 John 579
2 John 580
3 John 580
Jude 581
Revelation 581
CONTENTS
Page
Prayer 582
Style 583
Crowns 585
Books 586
The Solution 587
Our High Priest 588
Maturity 589
Probation 590
Reason 592
Conspiracy 593
Drifting 594
Restoration 595
Smokescreens 596
Imaginations 597
Procrastination 598
Reconciliation 599
Windows 600
Imputation 601
Religion 602
All Aboard! 603
Convulsions 604
Absolutes 605
The Living Bread 606
Satan 607
Emmanuel 609
Our Daily Bread 610
The Cross 612
Joy Amid Despair 613
The Burden 614
Atonement 615
Babies 616
Conscience 617
Destiny 618
Exercise 619
Fighting 620
Greek 621
Hebrew 621
Instruction 622
Jerusalem 623
Knowledge 623
Leaning 624
Messages 625
Nomenclature 626
Options 626
Perception 627
Queries 628
Regeneration 629
Spending 629
Trips 630
Usage 631
Veracity 632
Wisdom 632
Xenophobia 633
Yielding 634
Zeal 634
Assets 635
Balancing 636
The Challenge 637
Expectation 637
Treasure Beyond Measure 638
Our Common Need 639
Salvation Now and Forever 641
Historical Trends 642
Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth 643
Freedom 644
Peace with God 645
Israel and the Church 646
Personal Sins 647
Law and Grace 648
The Sabbath and the Lord’s Day 650
Divine Discipline 651
Intelligence 652
Revelation 653
The Gospels 654
Epistles 656
Love and Hate 657
The Wheat and the Tares 658
Psalm 19 659
Psalm 133 660
The Good Samaritan 661
The Precious Seed 662
The Beatitudes 663
Leaven 665
The Honour Code 665
Strong Delusion 668
Sheep 669
Investment 670
The Good and the Bad Fish 672
The Mustard Seed 673
Psalm 23 674
Kingdom Treasures 675
Jabez 676
The Great Day 677
Psalm 139 678
Psalm 95 680
Psalm 22 681
Restoration 682
The Holy One 683
Psalm 8 684
The Dear Departed 685
Sound Instruction 686
Creation 687
The Song of Moses 688
Maxims 690
The Proud One 691
The Anointed Cherub 692
Psalm 110 693
Observations 694
The Rent Veil 695
Obligations 696
Reflections 697
Justice 698
Body, Soul and Spirit 699
Walking and Resting 700
Three Enemies 702
Miracles 703
Fear and Judgment 704
Portraits 705
Good News 707
The Word 708
The Remnant 709
Water and Fire 710
God’s Mercies 711
This Passing Earth 713
Three Arks 715
Triumphal Entry 717
Perfect Promises 718
The Lord’s Farewell 719
Three Trees 720
Three Gardens 722
Exhortations 723
Simeon 724
Beyond the Sunset 725
Thought Processes 726
Communication 727
Waiting 728
Sacraments 728
Seven Wonderful Feats 730
The Creation 732
The Incarnation 733
The Crucifixion 734
The Resurrection 736
The Ascension 737
The Second Advent 738
New Heavens and a New Earth 739
Creator, Saviour and Judge 740
Adam and Eve 741
Lamech, Adah and Zillah 743
Abraham and Sarah 743
Isaac and Rebekah 744
Jacob, Leah and Rachel 745
Moses and Zipporah 746
Ruth and Boaz 747
Jael and Sisera 748
The Levite and his Concubine 749
Elkanah, Penninah and Hannah 751
David and Bathsheba 752
Ahab and Jezebel 753
Hosea and Gomer 754
Esther and Haman 755
The Lord and Israel 756
Joseph and Mary 757
Zacharias and Elizabeth 758
Herod and Herodias 759
Pilate and his Wife 760
Ananias and Sapphira 761
Aquila and Priscilla 762
Felix and Drusilla 763
Agrippa and Bernice 764
The Lord and the Church 765
Horizons 766
Transmission 767
Categories 769
Tongues 769
Healing 771
Wars 772
Discernment 773
Investment 774
Roles 775
The All-Encompassing God 776
Contemplation 777
The Name Above All Names 779
Hannah’s Prayer 780
The Magnificat 782
Blessing and Cursing 782
Perfect Provision 784
The Helpmate 785
Children 786
Two Federal Heads 787
Spheres 789
The King and His Bride 790
Inheritance 792
Aphorisms 793
Simplicity 795
Institutions 796
The Believer’s Hope 797
The Righteous Branch 798
Thy Keeper 799
Immortality 801
The Lord is my Shepherd 804
Made To Last 809
Lord, Remember Me 811
A Threefold Indictment 812
Light or Night? 812
Anna 813
Perfect Rest 813
God’s Standard 814
Separation 815
Lydia 816
Order out of Chaos 817
Love 818
How Shall We Escape? 819
A Trilogy 820
Levitical Offerings 823
Pre-eminence 824
Sealed 824
The Gospel in Lineage 826
BY FAITH
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for…
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the essence
Of hope we desire;
The witness of glories not seen;
By claiming the presence
Of One who is higher,
Our prayer life is sure and serene.
The elders, as noted,
Obtained a report,
Revealed in the Scripture as good;
In what they promoted,
They lived as they taught,
Sustained by celestial food.
By faith we have insight
Regarding the times:
The ages that God has decreed;
Providing the foresight,
Including the crimes,
We know that are bound to proceed.
By faith Abel tendered
A blood sacrifice,
Much better than that of his kin;
Because it was rendered
From godly advice,
And spoke of the ransom for sin.
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By faith also Enoch
Did not meet with death;
His body could nowhere be found;
He lived in an epoch
With Jared and Seth,
When longevity was renowned.
For this was his witness,
He walked with the Lord,
And then his translation occurred;
Attesting his fitness
Where records are stored,
Forever in God’s holy word.
For God has elected
We cannot please Him,
Without having faith in His Name;
As we are directed,
Though faith may be slim,
His love will reward every claim.
By faith also Noah,
Divinely forewarned
Of things not beforehand in view;
Became the bestower,
Though many had scorned,
Of that which would flourish anew.
By faith also Abram,
Obeying the call,
Went out to a place not revealed;
Though pausing at Aram,
His faith overall,
Rings out like a bell that has pealed.
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In tents he abided
In land he was shown,
With Isaac and Jacob his heirs;
For thus he was guided
In what he would own,
When God would establish his prayers.
He looked for a city
Divinely prepared,
With solid foundations and sure;
Perfected completely,
With nothing impaired,
Where every indweller is pure.
By faith also Sarah
Gave birth to a son,
When she was past child-bearing years;
Becoming the bearer,
When decades had gone,
Of one so unique in his peers.
So there has amounted
From one faithful man,
And him who was reckoned as dead;
As many as counted,
As stars in their span,
Or sand by the seashore is spread.
These all died believing,
Not having received
The promises given before;
Yet always perceiving,
As faith has conceived,
They hoped for a far distant shore.
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Declaring so plainly,
In saying such things,
Their homeland was not on the earth;
Confessing, not vainly,
As hope duly springs,
They look for a country of worth.
At Abraham’s testing;
The time he was tried;
He offered up Isaac his son;
A deed so arresting
To one by his side;
God called and the testing was done.
With faith still prevailing,
When Isaac was old,
His blessings he pledged on his seed;
Though eyesight was failing,
His heart was not cold;
The blessings in time did proceed.
By faith Joseph also,
When ending his days,
Gave orders concerning his bones;
For many days more so
Were set in his gaze;
A homeland with glorious tones.
By faith also Moses,
The time he was born,
Was hidden three months from the king;
The Scripture discloses
His birth was the dawn,
Of freedom the future would bring.
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On reaching adulthood,
He would not be named
The son of the princess in court;
The pleasures he withstood,
And sin that defamed,
He chose to abandon as naught.
Esteeming the riches
Of Christ with reproach,
As greater than wealth can possess;
The favour in which is
The One we approach,
In whom is reward and success.
By faith he left Egypt,
Not fearing the wrath
Of Pharaoh and all of his host;
Who issued an edict
To cut off his path,
And lower his dignified post.
He kept the Passover;
The sprinkling of blood,
That none of the firstborn be slain;
And later, moreover,
The seas having stood,
They passed through as over a plain.
By faith they confounded
The town Jericho,
By marching around it for days;
When trumpets were sounded
From priests even so,
The walls tumbled down in a maze.
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So Rahab the harlot,
Who guarded the spies,
When they were observing the land;
Was not of the target,
As Joshua’s prize,
Who led his victorious band.
And yet time would fail me
To tell you the more
Of heroes that faith has produced;
Their feats would entail me,
To further explore,
The exploits of courage induced.
Who turned back invaders;
Saw righteousness through;
Obtained precious promises there;
By Him who has made us,
Who carries the true,
And conquers the evil laid bare.
These saintly ancestors,
Have entered their rest,
And left us a record in time;
The Davids and Esthers,
With faith they possessed
Have blazoned a pathway sublime.
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GOD’S GLORIES
To Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.
Revelation 1:6
Our God is everywhere,
And we are in His care,
For as we claim His holy name,
His glory we can share.
He is omnipotent;
His strength is never spent;
Yet He became an open shame,
When to the Cross He went.
His knowledge is so vast,
Complete and not amassed;
He knows the thought of every sort,
However it is classed.
His justice is revealed,
And cannot be repealed,
The victory of Calvary
Declared the matter sealed.
His righteousness is pure,
And ever will endure,
In Christ alone its light is shown,
There is no other truer.
Eternally sublime,
Beyond the realm of time,
He visited while we were dead,
To cancel every crime.
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His love can dwell within,
Because He conquered sin,
If we partake the bread He brake,
We shall His portion win.
His grace is full and free,
For all eternity,
It can descend and so extend,
Because of Calvary.
His mercy never wanes,
But goes to extra pains;
Withholding hurt, our just desert,
And cleansing all our stains.
His Name is Wonderful,
Without a moment’s lull,
As we adore Him more and more,
With joy unspeakable.
Distinctions
Behold, I show you a mystery.
1 Corinthians 15:51
The Scripture has distinctions,
That everyone should learn;
They keep us so we do not go
Astray at any turn;
Its teachings and predictions
Must tally with the whole;
We must define this study line,
And keep it as our goal.
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There is a sad confusion
About the Christian church;
It did not dwell in Israel,
For such we vainly search;
It is a clear illusion
To correlate the two;
So earnest men should think again,
If this is what they do.
The Jewish state or nation
Has always been unique;
Its history has been to free
The Gentile or the Greek;
Its heritage, salvation,
Was settled in the past,
For prophecy could then foresee
The Saviour as He’s cast.
The Church is made of Gentiles;
Comprising also Jews;
It penetrates through all the states,
Proclaiming gospel news;
Apostles as they went miles,
Sent out by God’s command,
Evangelised the circumcised,
And men in every land.
When times have been completed,
And all the Church is called;
The Lord will come and take it home;
By which it is enthralled;
It never is depleted;
It cannot be curtailed;
The Lord will build until He’s filled
The temple He unveiled.
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The nation will continue,
With restoration near;
It must go through a purging too;
A testing time severe;
So let this truth dwell in you,
If you should be perplexed;
The next event will represent
A well known Bible text.
The Church will have been taken
To its eternal rest;
Then Israel will know too well
Its long-awaited test;
This era will awaken
With promises of peace
But it will be a falsity,
As ravages increase.
The Church will be returning,
But first it must be tried;
The faithful work of judge or clerk,
That can’t be falsified;
Whatever is for burning
Will nowhere find a place,
But as sapphire endures a fire,
Rewards will be of grace.
Typology
Search the scriptures…John 5:39
Typology has been around
For many, many years;
It is indeed a fertile ground
Of teaching that appears.
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It takes a type within the Old,
A certain life in view;
And then the antitype, behold,
Is patent in the New.
The Old is what the Scriptures are;
The Testament so-named;
The New does not go back as far
In pictures that are framed.
The life of Joseph can be seen
With biblical insight,
As patterning our Go-Between,
Who brought eternal light.
Rejected by his family,
And sold to foreign trade;
He countered female subtlety
By faith in which he stayed.
And through the testing all the while,
He stayed in measure true;
For thus his sojourn by the Nile
Had lessons carried through.
When Pharaoh could not find the key
Concerning certain dreams,
They called for Joseph hastily
To illustrate his themes.
Then he was made prime minister,
With all his expertise;
The plan he would administer,
And put his kin at ease.
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The antitype is duly found,
With principles the same;
In Christ in whom our hope is bound,
Who went from death to fame.
The Lord’s Passion
…He showed Himself alive after His passion… Acts 1:3
As Jesus was nearing
The hour of His need,
With passion and tension it bore;
He spoke in the hearing
Of those who gave heed
To teachings of life evermore.
A woman came softly
And knelt at His feet;
The One she adored and revered;
The perfume was costly,
Her manner discreet,
With actions that make her endeared.
She poured out the perfume,
Anointing His head,
Befitting the death of a King;
The scent filled the whole room
With fragrance it spread;
Depicting the life it would bring.
Then came the occasion
Of Unleavened Bread;
For leaven is that which offends;
So this celebration
That pointed ahead,
Did Jesus observe with His friends.
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When supper was ended,
The emblem remained
Of bread that depicted the feast;
The work so intended
To rescue the chained
And pardon the great and the least.
And then they departed
To Gethsemane,
The venue where Jesus would pray;
For so had been chartered
His path to the Tree,
To bear all our misdeeds away.
The others were sleeping
While He was in prayer,
Preparing Himself for the cup;
For left in His keeping
Was sin He would bear;
The full wrath of God He would sup.
Then came an intrusion;
An army arrayed
For battle with weapons of swords;
To counter confusion,
As might be displayed,
The Lord gave Himself to the cords.
The trials that followed,
Unlawfully staged
Were quickly thereafter convened;
With speech so unhallowed,
As methods engaged,
So justice was plain contravened.
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And then before Pilate,
He finally stood,
With all His accusers around;
Yet He remained silent
As long as He should,
For hatred and sin did abound.
Then Pilate insisted
Before all the crowd,
I find nothing wrong in this man;
But they just persisted
With voices aloud;
Their lusting for blood overran.
Along with the urging
Of blasphemous smear,
And blows they had rained in their scorn,
He underwent scourging,
A whipping severe;
His back became bloody and torn.
He carried His cross bar
They laid on His back,
But He could not bear up the weight;