Frederick Kwesi Great Agboletey

GRACE AND RESTORATION

Sacrifices of praise to deserving God benign in favour

You have restored man to his former place

Master of all you made set in his earthly garden of delight

You set him in a pleasant place of rest amidst a garden

Earth of bounteous provisions and unlimited possibilities
Setting him above all that you made to enrich his endowed earthly heritage,

Even Man you made in your image, breathing your spirit of life into him

Filling his heart with gladness to gently nurture utmost love of Heavenly Father

Till the first evening of disobedience

When night of shame like a cowl fell on purity's innocence tainted -

Long was man in demise, confounded, with no way out

Till this season of celebration was ushered in

With sacrifice profound in gravity

As untainted Lamb of God poured out His sacrosanct blood

That, man who is tainted by first disobedience

Sweltering in waiting for salvation’s way to be shown

Expectant way in Christ, who gave up his heavenly glory for man's relief,

For ancient promise to be fulfilled in Son of Man

He in obedience humbling himself before Heaven and earth

In obedience to honour glorious Father,

Taking upon his holy shoulders heavy burdens of man's accumulated sin

That out of obedient son disobedient man is saved –

Christ the Messiah, comes to redeem wandering flock

Scattered and ensnared

Of crippling, cumbersome burdens

These obstacles of defilement strewn across these scraggy landscapes devoid

Bruised, burdened and unrelieved, great was salvation’s relief

Our praise rises from hearts filled and running over with gratitude

Our songs are composed in glorious light of salvation

Reflecting on incomparable grace,

Compassion enabled relief beyond comprehension

Liberating man to true destiny of joy enabled out of love

Created to inherit this haven of joy unconditionally –

Obedience betrayed first time

In price of salvation’s redeeming power

Obedience heralded glorious presence in second chance

For love of Father's encompassing understanding;

Your former commands stand unchanging -