The Cornerstone

"Come to Him then, to that Living Stone

which men tried and threw away, but which is

chosen and precious in God's sight.

Come and, like living stones, be yourselves

built into a spiritual house, for a holy priesthood,

to offer up those spiritual sacrifices that are 

acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

For thus it stands in Scripture: Behold I am laying in Zion

a chosen chief Cornerstone, and he who believes in Him,

who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him shall

never be disappointed or put to shame."

1 Peter 2:4-6

THE CORNERSTONE

Rejected of men for being too good

we crucified You on a cross of wood

But Your Father had other plans for You

for the temple was to be built anew.

A building not made of rock or of stone

but one made up of Christians alone

Built of people saved by the grace of God

the Cornerstone is Jesus Christ the Lord.

A great temple not built by human skill

but made up of those who follow God's will

The living temple of Your body Lord

and its builder and its maker is God.

To build it the old temple had to go

through death so that You could raise it up so.

This is marvelous in our sight O Lord

One in Christ we are the temple of God.

We Are The Temple Of The Living God

"The Cornerstone"

A poem by Roy Allen