Tina Louise Blevins
About this Christian Poet:
Tina Louise Blevins recently received her MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from the University of Virginia. She is currently in the process of moving to the Washington, D.C. area in search of adventure and employment. She is also hard at work on a novel and a collection of short stories. With regard to this poem, she says, "I recently re-read the King James Book of Genesis, and was inspired by the beautiful material there; I wanted to convey some of the wonder that comes from thinking about the Creation and the paradox of the Trinity."
Praise Him the One in Three
Praise Him, the One in Three, who cannot be but is,
The birthless Lord who yet was born, all song and dance be His
Who died upon the cross, yet made all death untrue,
The tender Lamb, and great I AM, the old, the ever new.
Serve Him, the Father God, the Genesis whose heart
The deep embraced and speechless placed the Word around the dark,
Who, in His timeless Love, with joy and grief foreknown,
Endowed the dust with breath and trust, with image like His own.
Feel Him, the formless Ghost, the Holy Spirit wild,
That puts in man the terror and the fervor of the child.
It weeps inside the song, It sings inside the tear,
The flaming Wraith, the stuff of faith, the birth and death of fear.
Know Him, the human Son, who earth and water trod,
Who brought to hand the ancient plan, yet rent the heart of God,
Who knew and yet did doubt, who died and yet did rise,
Behold the end of death and sin, the God, the Man, the Christ.
Love Him, the Love of Loves, whose being being made,
The Flawlessness that answers yes, the Light that never fades,
The King that was and is, whose reign is drawing near,
Through space and time, O Love divine, that guides the rolling spheres!
Copyright ©2008 by Tina Louise Blevins