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- The verse quoted in Ephesians 5, verse 31, is Genesis 2, 24. When we came to that verse,
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- I wrote this poem. God put the helpless man to sleep and opened up his side.
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- A promise old, intent to keep, to give his son a bride. Adam awoke to see the gift, his eyes on her steadfast.
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- A perfect helper for him fit, he cried to God, at last. The glory of that fateful day, too soon it was dismayed.
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- As Satan led the girl away and Adam disobeyed. They fled disgraced,
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- God called their name, though they strove to hide. The promise old, was still his aim, to give his son a bride.
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- But years unfurled, sin seemed to reign, as all grew worse and worse. Men to their holy maker raged, and suffered neath the curse.
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- Was all lost, was hope removed, had just a lie been told? No, God would have his promise proved, and sovereign plan unfold.
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- In humbleness, the Son of God took on human skin. Full obedience, earthly trod, he had a wife to win.
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- Then on the cross, God crushed the Christ. They opened up his side. A promise old, this was the price, to give his son a bride.
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- The darkness of that fateful day, would vastly be outshone. When heavy stone was rolled away, to show last
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- Adam won. On the tree, the work complete, when the Savior bled. The debt for sin, the son did meet, and bruised the serpent's head.
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- Thus resurrected from the grave, the promise carried on. The Son of God, a bride would have, now just to bring her home.
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- And sin stained clothes, his love remained, and so she sought to hide. But God the
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- Spirit called her name, redemption was applied. Awakened to a brand new life, her sinfulness confessed.
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- The woman readied as a wife, and donned a wedding dress. Then at the meal of the beloved, all heaven gladly cried.
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- At last, at last, God's promise proved, to give his son a bride.
