A poem to help you ponder John 16:16-33

“In a Little While”

written by Dwayne Sheridan

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The priests and prophets of ol’ Ephraim

Once crowned with beauty, but their flower did fade

They stagger and stumble, no judgement they give

Their tables spewed over no longer have space

Like the first summer fig going down

The Lord now wears their crown

Woe to those who hear as a child

Not for the lacking, but garbled by pride

They babble on, and drink in the same

And scoff at the judgment decreed by the King

Remember the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim

Now listen, dear children, of ol’ Abraham

Whose leaders take refuge in death and deceit

The plumb line of justice upon you will lower

You’ll be swept away by the hail you have reaped

Don’t strengthen your bonds with Sheol

Remember, the sure Cornerstone

Their flower did fade

Their flower did fade

No rest for the weary, no comfort they gave

Their flower did fade

Their flower did fade

No rest for the weary, no comfort they gave

Woe to those who hear as a child

Not for the lacking, but garbled by pride

They babble on, and drink in the same

And scoff at the judgment decreed by the King

Remember the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim

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