Heavens Embrace
By Joy Caroline
Let the heavens embrace,
Him, and only Him,
Him whose name is Everlasting Grace;
Him whose voice is like the softest rain,
Him whose hands bear the scars of inconceivable pain.
Let the heavens embrace,
Him, and only Him,
Him whose heart broke at the weight of our deceit,
Him who knelt as a slave before us and washed our feet,
Him who died in torture,
As we cast lots for His clothes.
Let the heavens embrace,
Him, and only Him,
Him whose robes flame in the sunlight,
With the glory of His purity;
Him who ran after us, fell in the dirt,
Held out His hand, cried “I love you!”
And smeared Himself in our filth,
Prostrated Himself gasping at the stream,
Unable to drink,
As the Almighty’s wrath stretched His hands upon wooden beams.
Let the heavens embrace,
Him, and only Him,
Him who walks in the garden,
Calling “My little children, come to Me;
Take shelter under My wing.”
Let the heavens embrace,
Him, and only Him,
Him who holds salvation in His arms,
To caress and to comfort and to love.
Rest against His breast and feel His heartbeat,
For the cross embraced the universe,
Amen! let the heavens embrace.
Joy Caroline
Joy Caroline is a fifteen-year-old Seventh-Day Adventist Christian and Biblical fiction writer. She loves Jesus, St. Paul, the family of Christ, theology, and tiramisu. Her work-in-progress is a novel about St. Paul from his sister's perspective. JC also adores reading, especially her two all-time favorite books - Les Miserables and To Kill a Mockingbird. Friends are some of the greatest blessings in her life. You can connect with her at her website, joycarolineauthor.com.
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Gorgeous poem, Joy!! It’s so touching to see this poem describe Jesus’ unbelievably selfless sacrifice the way it was – awful and dirty and messy – but resulting in so much hope and salvation.
Thank you, Makayla! That’s such a beautiful thought. 💗
WOHOOO, JC, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! I LOOOVED READING IT SOOO MUCH!!!! You’re an incredibly talented writer and all your stories are amazing!!! THANKS for sharing!!!
Thank you, Issabelle! I’m so glad you liked it!
WOW! This is such a beautiful poem, Joy! I loved reading it; I loved the descriptions you used! 🙂 This is really good, you’re so talented! I’d love to read more poetry by you!
That’s so kind of you, Kadotake!
w o w . . . that was AMAZING!
Thanks, Gracie! 💗
This is such a beautiful poem, JC!!!!!!💗💗💗 I LOVED it!!!!! And I love how each stanza started with “Let the heavens embrace, Him, and only Him”!!! You are so talented with poetry!!!! And congrats on your poem being published by KP!!!!!!🎉
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Kat! Thank you!
This is such a magnificent poem, with such a powerful message; remarkably well done Joy!
Thank you, Abigail!
This is beautiful, Joy! Great job!
Thank you, Kristianne! 💗
Wow! So amazing!
Aw, thanks!
Very well done, JC! I like the description you use, it’s very touching and moving, and really shows the selfless love Christ has for us.
Thank you so much!
Joy! This is beautiful! I loved reading this, thanks for writing and sharing this!
Thank you, Kathleen!
@joy-caroline OH MY WORRRDDD. Girlll, this read like a beautiful song, but in a way that also showed me a whole movie??? It was so GOOD. Great job!!!!
That’s one of the nicest compliments I have ever received. Thanks, Daisy!