Before He was a Preacher <br />Before He was a Savior <br />Before He died upon the cross <br />Jesus was a carpenter <br />Jesus was a worker <br />Jesus was just like one of us <br />He had a trade <br />That He worked day to day <br />And He tried to do His best <br />When He worked He was diligent <br />And when He was done <br />It was time to rest <br />The hands of a carpenter <br />Are not an idle tool <br />They are stronger than oaken wood <br />And Jesus used them as He should <br />For Jesus was no fool <br />Let us learn from the Master <br />And be as serious as a thorn <br />Stuck in the brow <br />Of a bleeding hero <br />To remind us of the war <br /> <br />(2014)<br /><br />Garrett Westcott<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/jesus-was-a-carpenter/
