A. Genesis of trouble
A.1
Walk into the garden of Eden
Where life is purest
Rivers feed the forest
Parrot and carrot dwell
Fox and worm dine with the eagle
Man and woman ever so well
All is well
A.2
A foul wind breaks wind
Eve and Adam join the band
A pungent smell pollutes the atmosphere
Enter nakedness, blame and fear
Murder, disease and death
The Genesis of trouble over the earth
A.3
So you and I
Enemies of God became
In dark dungeons made
By the treasonous offence
That bans us from God’s presence
The sun bowed its beaming head
Thorns the flour for our bread
But the rescue plan lay with Adonai
B. Shadows of Help
B.1
Scoop the soils of Eden
Sprinkle them over the flood waters
And observe them rise for 40 days
Noah’s ark tells a story:
In the justice of the flood
See the mercy of the ark
The punishment upon Christ
Our salvation by the blood
B.2
Bring an unknown destination into focus
Set the bearings of faith and step out
Head for a land I will show you
Abraham’s call tells a story:
What righteousness we receive
When in Yahweh we believe
Trusting Jesus for morrow
Yields joy while the lost sorrow
B.3
Up the slopes of Moriah a long walk
A father and his promised only son
Fire, firewood, knife and faith
Isaac’s sacrifice tells a story:
The guiltless for the guilty
Ready for condemnation
Ordained means of Salvation
Christ the dearest on the cross
B.4
Look at a man dream on stone
Angels ascend and descend
Heaven’s ladder rests on earth
Jacob’s dream tells a story:
Undeserved help from heaven
Rescues earth from sore bondage
Jesus Christ our righteousness
Standing sinners forgiven
B.5
A coat of many colours
Dreams of worshipping sheaves and stars
Provision that saves a needy people
Joseph’s rise tells a story:
Whole nations that know not God
Strive but in vain; they perish
Those who believe in the Son
Have life, and shall not perish
B.6
Egypt was his hiding place
He left his royalty to free slaves
Offering his life, interceding for them
Moses’ Old Covenant tells a story:
Though very God in nature
He took on the form of man
To seal a New Covenant
That guarantees our future
B.7
Look at the flashing angel’s sword
Slashing tears over Mizraim
Goshen sleeps and dreams in peace
The Passover tells a story:
Salvation for the elect
Love by grace so confounding
All hearts stained by Jesus’ blood
Live secure in God’s dwelling
B.8
March on through the Red Sea
Conquer all the ‘nites and ‘tites
They came they flopped
Judges and kings
They all tell a story:
Among all born of woman
None knows to rule so fairly
Among all sired of man
None reigns supreme like Jesus
B.9
Trace the flight alone
Of the sole stone
To slay an armoured giant
David’s victory tells a story:
Salvation is of The Lord
From most unlikely sources
By the Infallible Word
He saves ! Jesus our Lord saves
B.10
The follies of Rehoboam
The flayings of Assyria
The mouldy lyres and broken harps
That hung by the rivers of Babylon
The Suffering Servant of Isaiah
The wailing laments of Jeremiah
The broken covenant of Malachi
They all … tell a story
Through all of time, day and night
Our Sovereign God was speaking
Through Jesus Christ, Judah’s lamb
Our loving Lord is saving
Rescue Mission
C.1
Scoop the soils of Eden
Sprinkle them over the earth
Observe how they rise to form Mount Zion
And hear the roar of Judah’s Lion
In the shrill voice of The Lamb at Calvary’s altar of sacrifice
For the red stain that makes a man tidy
Now let the story begin
For the baby in the manger
He is the story
C.2
Lived in the Gospels
Powered in Acts
Argued in the Epistles
Closed in Revelation
Proclaimed with lips
Affirmed with lives
Preserved in the early church
Propagated through the centuries
Suffered for
Died for
What are YOU doing with it?
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By: Theo Aryee