Life Poem 2012 lyrics

These are the lyrics for the poem performed on Jan. 22, 2012 in honor of Sanctity of Life Sunday.

Life Poem 2012 lyrics

Genesis 1: God speaks revelation
Imago Dei: the peak of creation
This means that man was made in God’s image
Not vegetation, not maize, not spinach
More than a plant or a mere animal
Not a robot, not mere mechanical
Follicles, cuticles - all beautiful
Musical, unusual - all suitable
Made by the God who is inscrutable
He says, “I formed you with a job to do”

God is the shaper of our toes and our heart
He is the sower of our innermost parts
He knit us together when inside the womb
He gave us a place a space like a room
Now peep the text and examine it
We’re animate, not inanimate
And we’re not just mere matter in motion
Like a standard planet, not a rock like granite
And we’re not just more data from oceans
Destined to die from a sun that’s roasting
Glorious ruin - human - His likeness
Made to relate and love what’s righteous

You have searched me! When I sit, when I rise
When I stand, when I lay, when I live, when I die (repeat)

I think a thought but I forgot for
Not you, O Lord, You know me evermore
You hold me close and cover my soul
You know my road, so where shall I go?
Sheol? I flow back up with wings
You are there - where - in the bright morning
I stand in the plan of Your strong right hand
You knit me together and indeed I am
Your wonderful work, so fearfully made
My frame was hidden, in the womb I laid
Knit and woven but kept a secret
Unformed yet, You knew and peeped it
Believe it … Your book was written
You knew me, You know me, I was not hidden
We are dust plus life just trust in Christ
Psalm 139, all right, it’s life!