Ruled by Christ
A Poem on Christian Self‑Governance—in heroic couplets after the manner of Alexander Pope
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When passions roar and tempests shake our mind,
Let heav’n‑born Reason’s helm the tumult bind;
Yet Reason, frail, must bow to Grace’s light,
For Scripture shows the path to meek from might.
The soul unruled is but a rebel throne,
Each vice a tyrant eager for its own;
But Christ, true Monarch, bids our hearts be free—
His gentle yoke refines our liberty.
Let Scripture’s mirror teach the heart to see,
And grace to shape the self you ought to be;
Self‑government begins when knees are bent,
And passions yield, their fury all but spent.
What Avarice hoards, what Envy longs to spoil,
Are fetters forged by hell’s industrious toil;
Break but those chains, and conscience, newly clear,
Will sing the song of freedom we all bear.
The Spirit’s fruit—love, peace, long‑suff’ring grace—
Forms inward laws no despot’s might displace;
No tyrant votes, no sword enforces these,
They rise within and rule with perfect ease.
So govern first the kingdom of the breast;
Bring every thought to Christ, that hell can’t wrest—
The house, the church, the city, and the land—
Shall share the blessings of our God’s command.
O Lord, whose grace both crowns and guards the soul,
Teach us to rule ourselves beneath Thy rule;
Till self‑command, by charity made pure,
Reflects Thy reign—and makes our freedom sure.
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