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Surrender (3 Nephi 6)
| Title | Surrender (3 Nephi 6) |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Anderson, Sharon Price |
| Book Title | The Glory of the Son |
| Pagination | 97 |
| Publisher | Time Lines Etc. |
| City | Orem, UT |
| Keywords | Poetry |
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Surrender
Today I surrender strategies for success,
step out of shiny shoes of pride,
and remove my cloak of imagined influence.
Vulnerable as a naked newborn, I seek shelter
in a field so green that a single fallen sparrow
disturbs the scene like a shout in a cathedral
where one can hear the candles burn.
Safe in the shadow of lilies, lamb’s wool white,
I breathe Thy majesty and might.
Tonight with faith they haste to find
a Savior and a certain sign—
Christ the future sacrifice—
swaddled, as the angel said,
in wool-soft bands and lying in a manger.
These are they prepared
to spread the word abroad—
This day is born the Lamb of God.
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Bibliographic Citation
"Surrender (3 Nephi 6)." In The Glory of the Son, 97. Orem, UT: Time Lines Etc., 2019.
Scripture Reference
3 Nephi 6:1-30
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