Preacher On The Fence!

[Paul A. Kaiser]

A Preacher on the Fence

From out of the millions of the earth
God often calls a man
To preach the word, and for the truth
To take a royal stand.
“Tis sad to see him shun the cross,
Nor stand in its defense
Between the fields of right and wrong:
A preacher on the fence.

Before him are the souls of men
Bound for Heaven or Hell;
An open Bible in his hand,
And yet he will not tell
All the truth that’s written there,
It haveth an offence -
The joys of Heaven, the horrors of Hell -
A preacher on the fence.

Now surely God has called the man
To battle for the right.
“Tis his to ferret out the wrong
And turn on us the light.
And yet he dare not tell the truth,
He fears the consequence,
The most disgusting thing on earth
Is a preacher on the fence.

If he should stand up for the wrong,
The right he’d not defend;
If he should stand up for the right,
The wrong he would offend.
His mouth is closed, he cannot speak
For freedom or against.
Great God deliver us from
A preacher on the fence.

But soon both sides will find him out
And brand him as a fraud,
A coward who dares not to please
The devil or his God.
Oh God, free us from fear of man,
From cowardly pretence;
Cleanse out the dross and fear of loss,
And keep us off the fence.

–Author Unknown

[j3frea]

I made some slight modifications:


A Preacher Who Will Tell

From out of the millions of the earth
God often calls a man
To preach the word, and for the truth
To take a royal stand.
Upon the corners of the streets,
Death a warning bell.
He declares impending judgement;
A Preacher Who Will Tell.

Before him are the souls of men
On roads not very strait
An open Bible in his hand,
"Enter by the narrow gate"
All the truth that's written there,
It causes men to yell,
But still he does proclaim the truth;
A Preacher Who Will Tell.

Now surely God has called the man
To battle for the right.
"Tis his to ferret out the wrong
And turn on us the light.
Desiring, then, to please his Lord,
He tells us very well,
Preaching only Law and grace;
A Preacher Who Will Tell.

If he should stand up for the wrong,
The right he'd not defend;
If he should stand up for the right,
The wrong he would offend.
But bearing shame and mocking rude,
His Saviour did as well
And so he too refutes all lies;
A Preacher Who Will Tell.

And so he is a fool to men,
All around him jeer
But still he stands there day by day
All throughout the year.
He stands there pleading, begging men
Who rush off, on to hell.
Still crying, weeping for the lost;
A Preacher Who Will Tell.

[Paul A. Kaiser]

THAT WAS TOO COOL!