A Refuge.

One day long years ago, God looked down from the sky.
The scene He saw was ill indeed, it caused His heart to sigh.
'The man I made so fair, has strayed away from me.
His heart is full of evil thoughts, he walks in Satan's ways.'

But to God's heart came joy, for one spot there was bright.
He saw on earth a man called Noah, and lo, his heart was right.
He worshipped God alone, and trained his children well.
A refuge sure, God now would find, for him 'ere judgement fell.

God said to him, 'Up build an ark, pitch it without within.
Start now to do this thing for me, for I must punish sin.'
Dear Noah he did make haste, to do this thing and bring,
Those God had told him, safe inside. And God then shut them in.

The seas came rolling in. In torrents, the rain did fall.
Those safe secure, who inside were, those outside perished all.
The more the raging waters rose, the higher the Ark did rise.
The flood that judged the godless ones, bore others to the skies.

The Ark is but a type of Christ, Who by His death of shame,
Upon the cross, God's judgement bore. All glory to His Name.
Oh flee to Him for shelter now, and refuge find today.
His blood will shelter all who come, HE is the only way.

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