One Church

One Church

There is One Church of which I boast,
With Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
I ne’er can call it yours or mine,
It centers on one God divine.

All dogma, doctrine, every creed,
Must point to only You for need-
Or want or heart’s or soul’s desire,
In life Your will may I aspire.

May I resist the evil one,
Through Jesus Christ the Father’s Son,
Forgiveness in the errors I make,
Through grace the bread and cup I take.

Your life upon the cross you spent,
And, to the sealed tomb they sent,
Arisen now beyond the grave,
True hope for every soul to save.

May all the saints from then ‘til now,
In humbleness may all heads bow,
Until in heav’n we see Your face,
One God, One Church in all your grace!

Peter Lowell Paulson
May 27, 2018