Perfect freedom is Eden regained

I was sitting at the piano one day somewhat musing and I looked out the large bay window that frames a portion of the San Juan Islands. The sun was sinking in the west engulfed in the dramatic colors of a very special sunset. What an incredibly beautiful scene! I said to myself,  “Lord, I see your love of beauty in the sunset.” I took a piece of paper and wrote it down and then my imagination went to the other end of the spectrum, and I wrote, “I feel your awesome power in every storm.” By the time the sun was totally out of view I had finished my poem. It chronicles the history of the human race from walking with God in the garden, through the tragic fall, the incarnation, and the monumental return of the prodigal to Eden.
         July fourth celebrates freedom; to that great gift let’s add the ultimate release from sin into the joy of ultimate freedom in and through Jesus Christ.

         The Grand Old Story
 
I see your love of beauty in the sunset,
I feel your awesome pow'r in every storm;
I hear your voice thru nature's wonders,
Calling, "Child, dear child, Oh come back home."
 
Once in Eden, free from sin
We walked with Him and we talked with Him.
No joy withheld, One tree denied:
"No harm will come," the Tempter lied.
 
Lost in sin we wander in vain,
Longing for love, to be forgiven again;
Then down comes the Son from heaven above,
God's atonement for sin, the proof of his love.
 
Look up my child, the price it has been paid;
Come stand by my side while sin’s victories fade.
Your faith is the key to heaven above,
It's broken sin's grip, there is freedom in love.
 
We see your love of beauty in the sunset,
We feel your awesome pow'r in every storm;
We've heard your voice thru Gospel’s story,
We're back in Eden, our eternal home.
 
Robert   H. Mounce