The Signpost Of Faith

A Christian poem about John the Baptist

Remember the word of Isaiah 

he predicted the days of Elijah

The voice from a desert yells

"Pave the way for the Lord,

flatten the paths for Him!"

About Jesus he was to tell

like animals in nature he dwell

He lived as a hermit

He did everything by God's permit

wearing a cloth of camel's fur and leather

you ate grasshoppers and honey ain't better

People came for you to be baptized, to wash away their sins

You were to sanctify the lamb from David's kin

Your father was old priest Zachariah

whose wife couldn't bear a child

but they both were obedient and devout

so God sent His angel Gabriel

for Zachariah's incense sacrifice

but he couldn't believe his ears and eyes

because Gabriel's news were so miraculous and cute

So until John's birth he became mute

He was more than a prophet

but people claimed he had a bad spirit

So king Herode arrested him to jail

Because his wife wanted him to fail

His end was sealed by Salome's dance

Devil's whispers gave greed a chance

But he appeared with Jesus and Moses on the Third Day

His holiness will forever shine and stay

Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. BY: EyesLikeBlues

Author's Note

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