Amazing Grace

 Here is a poem that weaves together the themes of "Amazing Grace" with specific scriptures that inspired its verses.

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The Cord of Heaven

The weight of sin, a heavy stone,

Had sunk my soul in woe (Romans 3:23).

My wandering feet, the path unknown,

Where deadly shadows grow (Romans 6:23).

But then a cord of heaven's light

Was lowered from the throne (Ephesians 2:8).

It found me in my darkest night

And claimed me for its own.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,

And fear, my need revealed (Proverbs 9:10).

Then grace removed that heavy fear,

And with its peace, was sealed (Romans 5:1).

That grace, a gift, not earned or bought,

Through faith, I took its hand (Ephesians 2:9).

For by His sacrifice, I'm brought

To walk the promised land (John 3:16).

Through many dangers, toils, and snares,

I have already come (John 16:33).

For grace that bore my deepest cares

Is grace that leads me home (Psalm 23:6).

The Lord has promised good to me,

His word my hope secures (Hebrews 10:23).

He will my shield and portion be

As long as life endures (Psalm 28:7).

And when this flesh and heart shall fail,

And mortal life shall cease (2 Corinthians 4:16),

I shall possess, within the veil,

A life of joy and peace (1 Peter 1:3-4).

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,

The sun, forbear to shine (2 Peter 3:10).

But God, who called me here below,

Will be forever mine (1 Thessalonians 4:17).

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Scripture References from the Poem:

· Romans 3:23: "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."

· Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

· Ephesians 2:8: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God."

· Proverbs 9:10: "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom."

· Romans 5:1: "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."

· Ephesians 2:9: "Not of works, lest any man should boast."

· John 3:16: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

· John 16:33: "...In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

· Psalm 23:6: "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever."

· Hebrews 10:23: "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)."

· Psalm 28:7: "The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped."

· 2 Corinthians 4:16: "For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day."

· 1 Peter 1:3-4: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you."

· 2 Peter 3:10: "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up."

· 1 Thessalonians 4:17: "Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."