Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE REDEMPTION OF MANKIND, by JOHN BYROM Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Mankind's redemption,' you are pleas'd to say Last Line: Nothing could bring mankind again, beside. Subject(s): Redemption | ||||||||
"MANKIND's redemption," you are pleas'd to say, "By JESUS CHRIST, was not the only way "That could succeed; indefinitely more "Th' Almighty's wisdom had within its store; "By any chosen one of which, no doubt, "The same redemption had been brought about. "For who shall dare," you argue, "in this case, "To limit the Omnipotence of grace? "As if a finite understanding knew "What the Almighty could, or could not do: "Tho' since He chose this method, we must own, "That our dependence is on this alone." Now, Sir, acknowledging his pow'r immense, Beyond the reach of all created sense; Does it not seem to follow, thereupon, That his true way must be directly One? To save the world he gave his only Son, Thereforeby Him alone it could be done. Variety of ways is the effect Of finite view, that sees not the direct; But the Almighty, having all in view, Must be suppos'd to see, and take it too; To see at once, tho' we are in the dark, The one straight line to the intended mark. Saint Paul's assertion ofno other name Given under Heav'nappears to be the same With this"no other name, or pow'r, could save But that of JESUS, which JEHOVAH gave:" More sons, more saviours, as consistent seem As more effective methods to redeem. I am the waysaid CHRIST; there could not be, By just conclusion, any, then, but He: I am the truthwhence it appears anew, That no way else could possibly be true: I am the lifeto which, as Adam died, Nothing could bring mankind again, beside. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FALLEN by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR GOD'S GRANDEUR by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS AMORETTI: 68 by EDMUND SPENSER THE HOUND OF HEAVEN by FRANCIS THOMPSON A HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS DAY (2) by JOHN BYROM |
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