The Atonement of Jesus Christ

The Atonement was won by the Living Son of God
Here stands the foundation upon which all Christianity rests
Upon which every law, principle, and virtue of the gospel draws
As God's plan pivots from the significance of this sole event

Foreordained, the Atonement was the voluntary act
Christ submitted to spiritual anguish and death for our ransom
Now as the Savior of the repentant, He mediates for us, in fact
And He prepares a place for us in Heaven- a mansion

Our Lord continually offers the atonement in our behalf
He stands willing to impart to make salvation a reality
Counting those who have died young*, He has already saved half!
For the reception of redemption there is no neutrality
 
The resurrection is free, each to rise from the grave
Each to be taught the plan, His narrow path to take
Our souls will live on and He is mighty to save
And, thus we grow from the good choices that we make
 
Thus, there will be degrees of acceptance
Some to suffer anguish just as the Savior did
Horrifically great unto complete repentance
To know true sorrow from the sins that they hid

Some will prefer to live a lower law
Where their natural habits can remain 
They will be denied the presence of God
But will be content with nothing to gain

Who has ears to hear and a broken heart to feel?
Who has eyes that long for God and eternity?
Who has a contrite spirit that Christ can heal?
These will be who finds He loves us infinitely!


Elder Holland
The Atonement of Jesus Christ
Ensign, Mar 2008, 32

* We believe children under the age of eight have not come to the age of accountability.

Here is a wonderful book I am reading about the atonement:http://ldspoetrybykellymiller.blogspot.com/p/the-infinite-atonement-by-tad-callister.html

The Infinite Atonement by Tad Callister

Imagine yourself at a spot

Beautiful where ever you gaze

From each new angle your breath is caught

The atonement is like that, always!

The Infinite Atonement

In every extremity

Jesus Christ is there

Demonstrating charity

Offering His care

Every finite frailty

That ever was known to man

The Lord has the ability

To atone for us, He can!

Reflections

Reflecting on the Savior

Kindles a fire of faith

It warms each heart to labor

With His light before one's face

We become most like

Those whom we admire

Living in Christ's light

Truly does inspire

Revelation

The divine invitation

To inquire of the Lord

Oft triggers revelation

For truth has been restored

Knowledge upon knowledge

We apply and learn more

Like a peaceable bridge

Rising between us and the Lord

He Surpasses All

Who is the grandest man

You have ever known?

Jesus surpasses that

With power to Atone

More still He is our light

And warms our souls for worth

He is the Way, the Bread of Life

As in Him we find rebirth

The Savior Stands Alone

For now and throughout eternity

In reverential tones

We experience in solemnity

The atonement stands alone

A solitary act

Offers us new life

In death, we are not trapped!

We have Jesus Christ!

His Atonement Stands Alone

The atonement stands alone

Bringing to man life's extension

To return to our heavenly home

Greater than any invention

Perfect Your Powers of Reason

Perfect your powers of reason

Discover the how's and why's

Explore our times and seasons

And God's mysteries, sublime

In ever small ways we can measure

And mirror the life of the Lord

To more fully feel light to treasure

As we learn from His two edged sword

The doctrines of the atonement

Must be felt and internalized

To find in the most trying times

A close kinship with Jesus Christ

The Essence of Freedom

The essence of freedom

Is to know Jesus Christ

To journey in wisdom

Holding to truth and light

A River of Love

At the gospel root

Is one profound truth

The atoning blood

Is a river of love

God's Life Blood

God's life blood, at the root

Flows out to branch forth

And produce precious fruit

Purely from the Lord

The Compelling Reason

The compelling reason, alone

That the Lord came to this earth

Was to be the lamb and atone

That we might rise unto worth

He was to condescend

From God and perfection

To be our Savior and

Experience rejection

May the Lord Raise You Up High

May the good Lord raise you up high

Like an eagle, to soar the sky

And cause each weakness to become strong

That you may know to whom you belong

May you be as Enoch once slow of speech

Who was given utterance that he could teach

The people trembled much from his words, said

The earth, too, trembled and the mountains fled!