I Plead My Case

a sinner's plea

At the cross I plead my case,

to You who willingly took my place.

Heaven bids me now confess--

the beast in me I now profess.

And here I kneel before the throne

with sins I've done, secrets now known,

all laid out for the Judge to see,

Your verdict now awaiting me.

 

 

At the cross I plead my case,

fearing for my Master's face.

I grieve for all the chances lost,

ignorance of a pleasure's cost.

excuses, reasons now prove so lame,

earthly glories fading to shame,

truth withheld and white lies told,

loving the bliss of Satan's hold.

 

 

At the cross I plead my case,

begging for a drop of grace.

Sinful life I have renounced,

Your endless love to be announced.

Proclaim me guilty for justice's sake;

torment of hell I now shall take.

But like the thief before he died,

remember me where you reside.

Author's Note

Original link: http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/arzeljoy_blu/1259869/

Reviews

[Oyindamola Shoola]

I love this; the allusion, the rhythm, the rhyme....well penned.