Mission Calling

TODAY I RESIGN MY LIFE TO YOU
Composed on 12th  September 1997, Hong Kong


The Faithful Witness, Oh Christ, the Firstborn from the dead,
You are the Ruler over the kings of the earth;
You loved us and washed us from our sins in Your own blood,
And made us kings and priests to rule over the earth .

You are beautiful, matchless infinite in  splendor;
You are clothed with all righteousness and holiness .
Your head and Your hair, white like wool, and as white as snow;
Your eyes are ever glowing like the flaming fire .

Who can describe Your majestic beauty and glory?
Your body is dazzling like burning furnace;
Your voice as the sound of many rivers and oceans ;
You hold in Your hand all things of heaven and earth .

You are Omnipotent, Oh Christ, the Most Powerful One.
You have still the sharp two edged sword in Your mouth
By which You made ail things and by which You uphold them .
Your countenance shines which no man can bear its light.

You were crucified for my sins and You were buried.
 You descended into hell and destroyed its power.
You came out a Conqjieror with all authority.
You're alive forever; You have the key of death.

This, Oh Christ, You have done as my substitute for me.
You died in my place; You went to hell in my place.
You conquered my enemy Satan in my own place.
Now, You received all authority in my place.

Who can describe, Oh Christ, Your infinite love and grace ?
E'en in eternity Your love can't be ascribed.
Your love demands my life, my talents, my time, my all .
Today 1 resign my life to You and praise You.

SALVATION NOW A FREE GIFT
Composed on 13th September 1997, Hong Kong


The wonder of wonders, the mystery of all
Which human mind cannot comprehend is about
 The "fullest God and the fullest man" dwell in Christ..
Who can understand the infinite mind of God?

The "very God of very God", the Son of God
Possessed the same God's Substance of the same essence
He never changed His Godhead to become a man.
He simply took the Manhood into His Godhead.

He was ne'er created, nor made but Begotten
- Begoften of the Father before alt ages.
AH things - the visible and the invisible
Were created by the Father through Him and for Him.

He is " the very life of very life " of man
And "the very light of very light" of the world
He is the True God and the True Man, but JUST ONE.
Without Him there is no life and there is no light.

Jesus is the Fullest Revelation of God?
The Beginning and the End, the First and the Last
He is the Cause and the Completion of ev'rything.
Without Him nothing on earth can exist and move.

He is the Centre of all creation of God
Without Him there is no-history whatsoever.
And no answer to the question of human life
For all men exist, move and live by Him alone.

Why then the "ETERNITTY”, "I AM THAT I AM "
Chose to limit Himself to "Time" and real "Man”?
 'Tis indeed the mystery of all mysteries
Which tells us about the infinite love of God

The sinful body and the fallen human race
Needed the holy body and the divine blood
The eternal God therefore became the True man
To offer His body and blood for sinful man.

He was made flesh, the true man, of the Holy Ghost
And of the virgin Mary in time and history
He was killed, buried and descended into hell,
He destroyed the death. He arose and He's alive.

Praise the lord. The Redemption is now completed.
The Holy Body and the Divine Blood of Christ
Were offered for all time for all humanity
Salvation - now a free gift. Why not accept it?

NONE BUT CHRIST SATISFIES
Composed on 15th September 1997,Hong Kong


In the image of God, made the body of man,
The breath of God, the divine substance formed man's soul .
Hundred percent likeness of God was the first man
Who received dominion over God’s creation .

With the fall of man, lost the holiness in man .
Then an empty vacuum was created in man .
Why madness and frustration in men everywhere?
They are but the results of emptiness in men .

The materials , temporal and earthly, such as:
Riches, position, education, fame, and sex
Gratify the flesh but can't satisfy the soul.
How can material be the immaterial?

Jesus Christ the truest God and the truest man
Fully paid the price to restore the holiness .
Now the problem of emptiness is fully solved.
None but Christ Jesus alone can  satisfy you .

(Mission Calling by Rev Dr T. Alem Meren is a collection of poems written over the years to inspire people especially young Nagas to take up mission work. Every Tuesday, the Morung Express will feature this column. As the writer states: “God laid upon my heart a burden to challenge the young people of Nagaland for Christ’s Ministry beyond our home”).