26Feb 08
The Call to be a Man
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A Dads Poem To His Sons
The world sings it’s lullabies
Of pleasure and escape
The noise seems so soothing
As it puts you fast asleep
Awake I urge you, awake!
The stakes are much too high
To let one moment of obedience
Ever pass you by
Be vigilant, be sober
The enemy is at hand
Hes trying every port and border
To infiltrate your land
The call of manhood is upon you
The childish things must go
Trust you in the Lord above
And let His glory show
So put you on your armor
The enemys pressing hard
Faith, righteousness, peace and truth
Must be the desire of your heart
The road, it will not be easy
Many times you will feel faint
But God will lift you up on eagles wings
To strengthen you in His way
For you see, the battle is the Lords
The victorys already won
The sin that caused us to be dead
Is taken away by Jesus Christ, His Son
So I urge and beseech you
Valiant son of mine
To lay aside your fears and cares
And submit to Gods design
That you may stand in that holy line
Of faithful men before you
That paid the price of sacrifice
And stemmed the evil tide
That after you have done your all
And there is nothing left of you
The Lord Himself who is faithful
Will show His promises are true
So fight the fight
Dont quit the race your on
The prize is set before you
It is Jesus Christ, Gods Son
And when your days are over
And your body is lying cold
What memories will be left behind?
What story will be told?
The people they will stand and shout
O God be praised again
That we lived during a time
When God raised up mighty men
For God has raised you up, my son
To stand before the evil flood
By conforming and transforming you
To bear the message of His enduring love
This lost and dying worlds a mess
Their lot,…. a destiny of Hell
Unless the word of God is preached
By men who have to tell
So I praise God for the man I see
In you today my son
The hand of God is upon you
Your life of service to Him begun
Keep your heart in tune with His
By submitting to His will
His grace and mercy are complete
His ways will never fail
Then answer now Gods call,
.with yes!
That your joy and peace may be complete
Knowing your life is hid with Christ in Him
And there
. you will never see defeat!
Copyright 2007 The Wilkes Team
I appreciate this inspiring poem. In many ways, it entails the essence of the message you have and continue to so lovingly give us. Thank you Dad for putting it up. I look forward to passing this one on to future generations. The essentialness of its content only grows in intensity as the days tick by.
What a calling! This world is in desperate need for mighty men of valor.
I admire and am blessed greatly by young men who are willing to lay aside the pleasures of this world and who diligently set their hearts on those thing which are above. May this poem become a reality in many men across the nation.
Thank you Dad for posting this. What a blessing to be a daughter of such a man! My brothers are truly blessed to have such a role model.
Truly inspired.
This motivates me to be more poetic for special occasions in our family.
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