blessed are the persecuted

Blessed are the persecuted,
Hounded and pursued,
Insulted and accused,
Cast down and crushed,
Wronged for no other sake but His.

Faithful you stand to righteousness,
Your loyalty remains to One,
Your heart will not be divided
Between a world and a kingdom,
And though meek and merciful,
Your hands for peace will still work,
Even if hostile rejection is all they reply.

So wallow not, neither withdraw,
Instead, take heart and be glad,
For looking ahead we see the end of our labour,
When the fullness that is breaking in
Shall indeed break through and out.
And looking behind are the voices of all before,
Who have struggled and mourned and hung on,
And whose ovation rings out at the finish line,
All across this present and coming kingdom.

Matt. 5: 10-12

sč
Singapore, February 28th, 2008