“Throw Him over the cliff!”

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series]

Returning to his home town
and reading publicly
the scripture in the synagogue
– Isaiah’s prophecy –

the coming of Messiah,
his reign and saving Day;
“Today these scripture words are
fulfilled”, they heard him say.

His gracious words amazed them.
But then he spoke of how 
so often prophets are not
honoured by those they know.

The people then were furious
and drove him out of town
up to the cliff above them
– they aimed to throw him down.

The time of Jesus death was
not yet to be, he went
away right through the people,
and no-one could prevent.

Luke 4:14-30            Isaiah 61:1,2a)

Tune: 76 76

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