Standing by the Lake of Gennesaret

Standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,
He handed me a man-sized landing net,
“Leave everything and follow me,”
A fisher of men, He’s called me to be.

Standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,
Perhaps you know it by its sobriquet,
By the Sea of Galilee He stood,
Calling me to a greater good.

Sitting on the Mount of Olives,
He warned me of how a follower lives,
Deceivers and persecutors will attack,
My steadfast faith they’ll try to crack.

Sitting on the Mount of Olives,
The one who by grace forgives,
Told me He would come again,
The Son will wax, as the sun will wane.

At Golgotha, dying on the cross,
He took on our debts, paid all the costs,
“Father, forgive them,” for all to hear,
And with penalty paid, our debt was cleared.

At Golgotha, dying on the cross,
We gained eternity, in what seemed loss,
“It is finished,” and covenant was sealed,
By grace, through faith, we are eternally healed.

In the vicinity of Bethany, He ascended,
But this did not mean the story ended,
For soon after the Holy Spirit came,
So that we, our love of God, could proclaim.

In the vicinity of Bethany, He ascended,
But He shall return, even more splendid,
And in that Judgment Day’s inspection,
By grace, through faith, our Resurrection!

For God so loves the world He created,
And keeps the promises that He’s stated,
By grace, through faith, we are saved,
With Jesus’ blood, our road to eternity was paved

For God so loves the world He created,
And through His Son we were conjugated,
After a long separation due to our sins,
By grace, through faith, eternity together begins!