THIS PAINTING WAS COMMISSIONED BY RAY COMFORT. HE HAD
ERIK HOLLANDER, THE PAINTER OF "JESUS WEPT" DO THIS FOR HIM.
THE CRIES
THE CRIES, THE CRIES RING IN MY EARS,
THE SCREAMS OF DROWNING LIVES.
THEIR HANDS WERE REACHING OUT FOR HELP,
THEY WANTED TO SURVIVE.
ONE THOUSAND, TWO, DID THEY ALL DIE
IN ONE NEEDLESS ACCIDENT?
THEY THOUGHT IT NEVER WOULD SUCCUMB
TO AN ICEBERG'S DEADLY RENT.
THE MEN STAYED ON BOARD AND SANG
"NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE", AS THE
BAND PLAYED IT TOO. THEY SANG UNTIL
NO SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE SHIP'S
MOST DEADLY TOMB.
OH, LORD, MY GOD, HOW TERRIBLE IT WAS
TO LOSE THAT MANY LIVES.
YET, LORD, IN ONE LARGE EARTHQUAKE,
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS DIE.
THESE THINGS TELL US, LORD, MANY THINGS
ABOUT HOW TO LIVE OUR LIVES.
WE MUST ALL BE READY TO DIE, AND TO LIVE
IN HEAVEN, WHERE WE SHALL THRIVE.
HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR HEAVEN'S SEATS?
HOW DO WE GET INTO YOUR PRESENCE, LORD?
BY BELIEVING YOU ARE THE RISEN SON
OF THE LIVING GOD, THEN WE MAY COME ABOARD.
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