Span of our Space

“And now for a little space grace hath been showed from the LORD our God… that our God may lighten our eyes” (Ezra 9:8).  “In Him was life; and the life was the light of men… He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.  But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name… And of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.  For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ… He saith unto them, Come and see” (John 1:4-39).

We only have a little space;

Our days are just a little span

Allowing us to find God’s grace

And be partakers of His plan.

That God may lighten now our eyes,

The Holy Spirit has been sent

Reproving us to make us wise,

Persuading sinners to repent.

The wages of our sin is death,

But life and light are in our Lord.

We ought to use each fleeting breath

To search His grace upon us poured.

Our Savior visited His own

Within His span of life on earth.

The prophets made His coming known

To show His line and place of birth.

Alas!  His own received Him not,

But those receiving Christ were then

Thus born of God by grace He brought,

By which we too are born again!

The Law exposed our guilt and shame  

And showed us we were fit for wrath,

But grace and truth by Jesus came

To set us in salvation’s path.

Beware!  Our days are very few;

Our span of life so soon will flee!

The grace of God is ours to view

If only we will “come and see.”

O Lord, Your grace is our resort

That spans the everlasting days.

Our span of life on earth is short,

So help us fill its space with praise!