FOLLOW THE
MASTER'S FOOTPRINT
Composed on 25th Sept. 1997. Hong Kong
Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit ,
And was born of a virgin without a man's seed .
He lived an unspotted and sinless life on earth .
His life is the true pattern set for men by God .
He was baptized being immersed into the water,
Then alighted upon by the Holy Spirit .
He fasted and prayed forty days and forty nights;
And was He filled and led by the Holy Spirit,
He preached to every creature individually.
He preached about salvation to Nicodemus,
And about the living water to a woman .
To single individual He preached ev'ry time ..
But to multitude He taught. So teaching was done
In Synagogue, in the desert, in the mountain,
By the riverside, and wherever people were .
He expounded to people from all the Scriptures.
He healed the sick. He healed all manner of sickness.
He opened the blind to see, and deaf ears to hear.
He made the dumb to speak, and the lame legs to walk,
The withered hand to work and bedridden to rise .
He raised the dead and restored life to them again.
Two bereaved sisters received the brother again.
The helpless, sorrowing widow received her son.
For the joy of a home, the daughter was restored.
He cast out the devil and delivered people.
The miserable Gadaran demon possessed,
The helpless daughter of a woman of Canaan,
And all other demon possessed were delivered.
He came to help, to give, to rescue and to save.
He helped everyone in need; none He turned away.
He fed the hungry, and consoled the sorrowing.
He Himself washed the unclean feet of the people.
He gave His body as a lamb for all mankind.
He sacrificed blood to transfuse to the lifeless.
He was killed and was buried by the enemy
But God raised Him and seated Him on His right hand.
The enemy attempted to destroy His name
But God gave Him a name above all other names.
Now He is Lord, He is Savior, and He is King.
He is our Master. Follow the Master's foot print.
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST
Composed on 25th September 1997. Hong Kong
Upon the surface of this earth were the kingdoms,
The kings of which ruled over the earth among men .
The history of the nations prior to the flood
Little is known to us save what the Bible says.
Then we read about the history of Egypt,
The coeval with Israel's sojourn in Egypt,
Where Israel grew from seventy to three million .
Their civilization still an asset to us.
Then came the Assyrian world empire on earth
Who were noted as the greatest fighting people ;
But they were noted as the most merciless race.
This nation flourished a while but set in darkness.
Then came the Babylonian kingdom of the world.
When Nebuchadnezzar reigned as the king of kings .
Then God of heaven revealed the course of history
How its course would take place one after another .
God revealed that next to Babylonian kingdom
First, Medo Persia, second, Greek kingdoms would come.
After these two, Roman empire would be sprung up
Whose kingdom would be matchless in strength and in power .
Then the kingdoms age be ushered in on this earth
And countless kingdoms be set up upon the earth .
No more will one lone king reign over all the earth ..
This earth be divided into many kingdoms.
In the days of these kings shall the God of heaven
Set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed.
But it shall destroy all the kingdoms of the earth
And it shall stand and reign over all the kingdoms.
Then the King's Son, the Prince, even the Lord Jesus
Shall sit upon the throne of David His father
He shall reign upon this earth for one thousand years.
The earth shall see the real life God intended.
When the Prince of peace, Jesus shall sit on His throne
There shall be no more fighting among the nations.
There will be no curse; earth will enjoy its plenty.
Peace, and love and harmony shall cover the earth.
JESUS IS ALIVE
Composed On 28th September 1997. Hong Kong
Alive, alive, alive,
My Jesus is alive.
Alive, alive, alive
My Jesus saves, He saves.
Alive, alive, alive,
My Jesus heals, He heals.
Alive, alive, alive,
My Jesus delivers.
Alive, alive, alive,
My Jesus saves from hell.
Alive, alive, alive,
My Jesus is my all.
(Mission Calling by Rev Dr T. Alem Meren is a collection of poems written over the years to inspire people especially young Nagas to take up mission work. Every Tuesday, the Morung Express will feature this column. As the writer states: “God laid upon my heart a burden to challenge the young people of Nagaland for Christ’s Ministry beyond our home”).
MASTER'S FOOTPRINT
Composed on 25th Sept. 1997. Hong Kong
Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit ,
And was born of a virgin without a man's seed .
He lived an unspotted and sinless life on earth .
His life is the true pattern set for men by God .
He was baptized being immersed into the water,
Then alighted upon by the Holy Spirit .
He fasted and prayed forty days and forty nights;
And was He filled and led by the Holy Spirit,
He preached to every creature individually.
He preached about salvation to Nicodemus,
And about the living water to a woman .
To single individual He preached ev'ry time ..
But to multitude He taught. So teaching was done
In Synagogue, in the desert, in the mountain,
By the riverside, and wherever people were .
He expounded to people from all the Scriptures.
He healed the sick. He healed all manner of sickness.
He opened the blind to see, and deaf ears to hear.
He made the dumb to speak, and the lame legs to walk,
The withered hand to work and bedridden to rise .
He raised the dead and restored life to them again.
Two bereaved sisters received the brother again.
The helpless, sorrowing widow received her son.
For the joy of a home, the daughter was restored.
He cast out the devil and delivered people.
The miserable Gadaran demon possessed,
The helpless daughter of a woman of Canaan,
And all other demon possessed were delivered.
He came to help, to give, to rescue and to save.
He helped everyone in need; none He turned away.
He fed the hungry, and consoled the sorrowing.
He Himself washed the unclean feet of the people.
He gave His body as a lamb for all mankind.
He sacrificed blood to transfuse to the lifeless.
He was killed and was buried by the enemy
But God raised Him and seated Him on His right hand.
The enemy attempted to destroy His name
But God gave Him a name above all other names.
Now He is Lord, He is Savior, and He is King.
He is our Master. Follow the Master's foot print.
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST
Composed on 25th September 1997. Hong Kong
Upon the surface of this earth were the kingdoms,
The kings of which ruled over the earth among men .
The history of the nations prior to the flood
Little is known to us save what the Bible says.
Then we read about the history of Egypt,
The coeval with Israel's sojourn in Egypt,
Where Israel grew from seventy to three million .
Their civilization still an asset to us.
Then came the Assyrian world empire on earth
Who were noted as the greatest fighting people ;
But they were noted as the most merciless race.
This nation flourished a while but set in darkness.
Then came the Babylonian kingdom of the world.
When Nebuchadnezzar reigned as the king of kings .
Then God of heaven revealed the course of history
How its course would take place one after another .
God revealed that next to Babylonian kingdom
First, Medo Persia, second, Greek kingdoms would come.
After these two, Roman empire would be sprung up
Whose kingdom would be matchless in strength and in power .
Then the kingdoms age be ushered in on this earth
And countless kingdoms be set up upon the earth .
No more will one lone king reign over all the earth ..
This earth be divided into many kingdoms.
In the days of these kings shall the God of heaven
Set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed.
But it shall destroy all the kingdoms of the earth
And it shall stand and reign over all the kingdoms.
Then the King's Son, the Prince, even the Lord Jesus
Shall sit upon the throne of David His father
He shall reign upon this earth for one thousand years.
The earth shall see the real life God intended.
When the Prince of peace, Jesus shall sit on His throne
There shall be no more fighting among the nations.
There will be no curse; earth will enjoy its plenty.
Peace, and love and harmony shall cover the earth.
JESUS IS ALIVE
Composed On 28th September 1997. Hong Kong
Alive, alive, alive,
My Jesus is alive.
Alive, alive, alive
My Jesus saves, He saves.
Alive, alive, alive,
My Jesus heals, He heals.
Alive, alive, alive,
My Jesus delivers.
Alive, alive, alive,
My Jesus saves from hell.
Alive, alive, alive,
My Jesus is my all.
(Mission Calling by Rev Dr T. Alem Meren is a collection of poems written over the years to inspire people especially young Nagas to take up mission work. Every Tuesday, the Morung Express will feature this column. As the writer states: “God laid upon my heart a burden to challenge the young people of Nagaland for Christ’s Ministry beyond our home”).
