I am of a new brotherhood
Where blood was paid for my entry
A death was required for my life
And new life obtained by sacrifice
A body was bruised for my passage
A back laid bare by thonged whips
A head battered by thorns
And hands, and feet by nails
Payment was made on my behalf
A price that I could never afford
At the expense of another
I have become a brother
Sacrifice was made on my behalf
Loyalty I owe Him now
Obedience to the One who commands
Service He rightly demands
Empty are the brotherhoods made by man
Flimsy bonds of lies and blood
Promises lie empty and unfulfilled
Sealed by a cold and dark grave
I seek a new brotherhood
Where blood not mine was spilled
Where vows are true and enduring
Uttered by a Mouth that cannot lie.
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"My people have committed two sins:
They have forsaken me,
the spring of living water,
and have dug their own cisterns,
broken cisterns that cannot hold water."
(Jeremiah 2:13)
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"Come, all you who are thirsty,
come to the waters;
and you who have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost.
Seek the LORD while he may be found;
and the evil man his thoughts.
Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
(Isaiah 55:1-3,6-7)
Where blood was paid for my entry
A death was required for my life
And new life obtained by sacrifice
A body was bruised for my passage
A back laid bare by thonged whips
A head battered by thorns
And hands, and feet by nails
Payment was made on my behalf
A price that I could never afford
At the expense of another
I have become a brother
Sacrifice was made on my behalf
Loyalty I owe Him now
Obedience to the One who commands
Service He rightly demands
Empty are the brotherhoods made by man
Flimsy bonds of lies and blood
Promises lie empty and unfulfilled
Sealed by a cold and dark grave
I seek a new brotherhood
Where blood not mine was spilled
Where vows are true and enduring
Uttered by a Mouth that cannot lie.
_______________________________
"My people have committed two sins:
They have forsaken me,
the spring of living water,
and have dug their own cisterns,
broken cisterns that cannot hold water."
(Jeremiah 2:13)
________________________________
"Come, all you who are thirsty,
come to the waters;
and you who have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost.
Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
Give ear and come to me;
hear me, that your soul may live.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
my faithful love promised to David.
Seek the LORD while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake his wayand the evil man his thoughts.
Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
(Isaiah 55:1-3,6-7)
2 comments:
Empty are the brotherhoods made by man
Flimsy bonds of lies and blood
Promises lie empty and unfulfilled
Sealed by a cold and dark grave...
Just think...
Marcos and Ninoy were brods.
That's very true. Most, if not all, frats are about personal ambition, visions of glory and empty promises.
It is a sad thing to be betrayed by people you trust, be they your sworn fraternity brethren or future brothers. The most painful betrayal is the one that puts a man six feet under.
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