{"id":2669,"date":"1998-06-08T10:51:00","date_gmt":"1998-06-08T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.purechocolate.org.uk\/?p=2669"},"modified":"2025-04-08T22:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T22:05:24","slug":"in-vain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.purechocolate.org.uk\/?p=2669","title":{"rendered":"In vain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In vain: words of conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In vain he fought: the lion’s head crushed his heart to leave him dead
His efforts failed, all strength was spent, like wounded prey, his soul was rent.
In vain he tried to d’stroy the worm ev’ry sinew stretched, ev’ry muscle firm,
But nought availed, no progress made each move made it did evade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daring all might then to defy in danger’s face, set to fly,
Careless, in hope to be set free he cried aloud, it cannot be!
Such words he spoke as he could feel to’all around with greatest zeal
Inspired at last to heavenly thought renewed to fight, so he fought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lion’s head in a mane of flame, insidious worm upon him came,
Night passed by day he could not stand gone all hope from his right hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as he fell a word did come under the emblem of God’s Son:
Do not fear the worm by night I destroyed it by my might.
The lion’s snare itself did catch have I not closed then the latch?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An answer then to all his woes now went forth against his foes.
No stand they made but fled outright eternal grace had won the fight.
An answer found in Sharon’s Rose now that God’s Son did interpose
New strength he gives to him by grace each day to live, new life embrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n