Poetry

Meet me by the River

Temi Cotek

24 April 2023 · 1-minute read

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The mystery hidden, now a reality,
when sinners received undeserved mercy.
A promise made from the origin
Now fulfilled in a saviour king.
Call upon the heavy laden
The Word of life, receive,
Meet me by the river,
The bank of our belief.

Love is the origin,
but death was the penalty,
Salvation is the result
of the gift secured,
Attained by blood,
not by force,
Redemption at hand,
The language is Love.

Meet me by the river;
Call the saints along
gather the old and young
To this pool of Love.
Meet me by the river;
The bank of our salvation.

Temi Cotek

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Temi Cotek

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Temi Cotek is a poet, environmental scientist, and a member of RAK Evangelical Church, UAE. He writes devotional verse in the tradition of the hymn-writers.

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