Hold of Sin

About sin and it's awful hold on us all.

Oh the hold of sin!

Tearing through my flesh.

Oh that I’m free

of thy gripping mesh

 

Oh the hold of sin!

Snuffing the life out of me

My deepest desire wills

to be liberated from thee

 

Oh the hold of sin!

Like clots in my veins,

My soul longs from down within

for help from above

 

Oh the hold of sin!

Ripped off from my being

When the Cross I took up

able to breathe free from thee

 

Reviews

[Bee]

Definitely, it is tiring to be in the prison of our own anxieties and fears... and we all have anxieties and fears because of our sins.. Very accurate when it comes to describing our inner battles. I would want naught but to let loose from the hold of sin!

[Clemmy]

we all struggle with sin and it's in our flesh...While the spirit longs for salvation and contact with God........ I love this group, check out htis group the scroll here of w/c.

[Solitaire-P0ette]

You capture the struggle and pain that comes along with sin...the hold it has on you. Great work =)

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. these are powerful thoughts and powerful words ... but sometimes what is character-defining is also what we do after making a mistake ... to err is human ... i think our knowledge of sins and our permanent separation from them has to also do with us forgiving ourselves when we err the first time ... with the intention of not making the same mistake twice ... just my thoughts ...

[AlieahRose]

HISTORIC...

[JelliFyshKissUs]

An agonizing but accurate description (if I may say so myself) of sin and it's torturous effect. I could feel every *rip* and *tear* as you fight to keep what good you have. Love that you started each stanza with the repetitive "Oh the hold of sin". So impactful (not a word but don't care). Enjoyed it.

[Tomi]

well, a lot of the idea comes from my christian faith... so for me, sin is the very nature present in us all without the saving grace of christ

[B MacGregor]

I love the intro to each stanza. Sin holds us... sometimes too closely.

The last stanza-- taking up the cross and able to breathe free.

Makes me wonder how much religion defines sin. You define the grip of sin, without defining what it is. Sin is the affect. Good to get the ole brian cells stimulated.

Fantabulous.

[Jeff]

A very dark poem. Of course considering the subject.