Lesson of the Dogwood
How can a man with simple mind observe the stars above
And fail to contemplate the One Who placed them there in love
To think of the omnipotence it took to make all things
And then to what omniscience to us is offering
If we will simply listen and observe what He has done
Through all of nature's lessons as the trade mark of His Son
And through the Word once spoken that is written now for us
Who choose in our obedience to place in Him our trust
Because of omnipresence knowing He is everywhere
Bestowing through His blessings the completeness of His care
From waking in the morning to the music in the trees
To resting in the nighttime in the darkness where He sees
To everything we're needing as the next day He prepares
The sunlight for the morning that He's never ceased to share
And air that's always filter by the greenery we see
Designed for perfect balance through His creativity
That also was creative in the plan that He designed
The plan prepared in heaven before sin had come to mind
In all of the intelligence He fashioned with His Word
Before the voice of angels in the heavens could be heard
A plan so filled with details of which we have yet to know
How He Who was so perfect in the Godhead would bestow
The love of God through sacrifice we'll never understand
Because it takes a Godly mind to view all He had planned
When sin that was a mystery would steal the hearts of men
As it had stolen angels' hearts when they turned dark within
Because of exaltation of themselves above their God
Who through humiliation would accept the path He trod
That lead from heaven's throne room to a manger in a stall
The King of all creation by His grace to give His all
As taking on humanity He'll always walk with men
The One through all eternity to bear the scars of sin
That's also taught in nature in the flowers of that tree
Whose blossoms in the springtime bear His scars for you and me
To be to us reminders of the Price our Saviour paid
The lesson of the Dogwood that our loving Maker made
Romans 11:24; Hebrews 2:11-18; Romans 8:18-23
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