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10.
They crossed the river Jordan then,
And Jesus taught the crowds again.
Some authorities, sowing strife,
Asked, Can a man divorce his wife?
He answered, What did Moses say?
Moses assures us that he may.
Jesus said, Moses takes the side
Of those who joy in heartless pride.
‘Male and female God made them,’
That these two should one flesh become.
I say what God has so made one
Should not be broke by any man.
Some brought in children he might bless,
Whom his foll’wers sought to dismiss.
Said Jesus, Let the children come,
For God’s own house belongs to them.
May you hear my words as they do,
For they know not the guile you do;
And then he took them in his arms,
To keep them safe from any harms.
And then there came a man of wealth
Who in the path before him knelt.
He said, Good teacher, how can I
Be sure to live eternally?
And Jesus said, Why call me good?
For this is what you should call God.
You know what the commandments say:
And these are what you should obey.
From my own youth, the man said then,
Till now, I have obeyed these ten.
Jesus, lovingly to him spoke,
O wealthy man, one thing you lack:
Sell all your things, give to the poor,
And this will open heaven’s door,
Give your possessions all away,
Then you can come and follow me.
These few words made the rich man sad,
For he did love the things he had.
Then Jesus to the people spoke,
The rich a harder path must take,
For what they own and cannot shed,
Makes such a wide and heavy load!
And when they come to heaven’s gate,
Their burden cannot pass the strait,
As if a camel came to try
To pass within the needle’s eye.
Which of us can be saved? they said.
All things are possible with God.
Peter lamented, Lord, for you
We left our lives and families, too;
And Jesus said, These things you lost
Should not be counted as a cost,
For you will get eternal life,
No matter what your pain and strife,
Think not on trials in your past,
Those who were first will soon be last,
And though the world might do its worst,
You who are last will then be first.
And as they walked along the road,
He turned again and to them said,
In Jerusalem I will die,
And here is what the world will see:
Soldiers will take the Son of Man,
And Gentiles will his life condemn,
Mocked and scourged and killed one day,
On a crude cross at Calvary,
In three days, rising from the grave,
And all of this your souls to save.
Then James and John said, Lord, now do
What ever we should ask of you.
What do you want? He asked of them.
That we should sit one on each hand,
When you will rule upon your throne
And you have to your glory come.
You know not what you ask, he said,
This has for someone been prepared,
The cup I drink, you will drink too
And we will all be baptized so,
But when word reached the other ten,
They were incensed with James and John,
And Jesus told them, Be not lords,
Or seek authority in words,
Seek not the leadership to have,
But find a master in your slave.
The Son of Man came here to serve
That your life might a ransom have.
Then as they came through Jericho,
Past a poor blind man they did go.
Bartimaeus did sit and cry,
O Jesus, Lord, please pity me!
Though people told him to be quiet,
He only made more noise and riot,
Till Jesus said, What do you want?
O Lord, I know you have been sent
To heal my eyes and let me see.
And Jesus on him hands did lay,
Did his afflicted eyes then heal,
Saying, Your faith has made you well.
