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Chosen, called out,
set apart, extracted.

The One we lifted up,
borne up to glory
to draw us up:
salvation.

Lifted Peter
when he stopped walking on water.
Pulled from the waves
to Glory's King.

By whom was this King extracted;
lifted up to death?
By whose force did He hang before us?
Extracted from our midst?

Of us, our detriment,
sin withholding us;
Of God, unremitting righteousness,
The hand of God Himself.

We pushed up, and God reached down.
The savior died, but which way won?
The savior came /down/
so which force won?

Heaven pushed down.
Down and stirred hell itself.
With its return extracted me,
And pulled me close to Glory's King.

The waves no longer matter
for He extracted me.
His arms, they full sustain me,
and His breath, it dries my face.

Glory all be
to the worthy, blessed One,
in majesty He redeems us,
and wraps us tight to Glory's King.

~JLB