The Gulf

There it is, so vast and empty
Darkness covering such a span
No way over for the person
Massive gulf 'tween God and man

Sin destroyed the pure communion
That God had with His Creation!
Gulf so dark, so vast, so empty
Separating God from every nation

There He stands in finest glory
The One to come and bridge the span
The One who willingly came from heaven
The One true God who comes as Man

Gulf so vast, so dark and empty
Created at the awful Fall
But there lies One to restore communion
Tiny Babe in animal stall

There it is so dark and empty
No way to God; all seems a loss
But on a hill outside the city
A man is nailed to the cross

The gulf so dark, lonely, empty
Is being breached by this Man
Dying to provide us with redemption
Making a way across the span

There He hangs dead on the tree
God who came from human womb
But the gulf is being covered
As He lies in darkest tomb

Oh the cross, so evil, wicked
God had used to complete His plan
The Sinless One - He now is risen
Through His death we cross the span 

©Carolyn Davison