Romans 8 in rhyme

From condemnation, accusation

the truth of the gospel frees us

We're freed from the claw of death’s dead law

By the life-giving law of Jesus

What God has done through the Christ His Son

the law in the flesh can’t achieve

Vanquishing sin that corrupts within

Making righteous the ones who believe

Our minds will show where our bodies go

To the flesh or to the Spirit

But life in the flesh results in death

A terrible fate; we should fear it

The Spirit gives life that's free from strife

It’s the only peace we can know

God spurns the plans of the fleshly man

He who follows the world is God’s foe

If our hearts we give to Christ we'll live

For we have his Spirit within

Though in sin we're dead, we need not dread

In the Spirit we are saved from sin

The power that raised Christ from the grave

Will give life to our bodies too

The Spirit, God's breath, saves us from death

Those he dwells in he raises up new

So follow the One who raised the Son

The things of the flesh all decay

Kill every lust, place all your trust

In our God, let us walk in his way

The Spirit now leads the people God's freed

Adopted as His own children

Set free, we're not slaves, no more afraid

But sons of our Father in heaven

As sons we’re heirs, so the Spirit swears

Enjoying Christ’s inheritance

But first comes the cross, with all its loss

Then glory from God’s vast abundance

Life hurts a lot, but it’s just a dot

In the ocean of joy we’ll see

Creation waits for God’s promised date

Longing to finally be set free

Lord, set us free from futility,

Rescue us from corruption

Creation groans, and with it we moan

Impatient to have our adoption

The Spirit sprouts, there’s never a doubt

He’ll redeem our bodies someday

We can’t see it now, but still somehow

We’ll walk patiently along God’s way

We’re too weak to pray, no words to say

The Spirit breathes groans in our stead

But God knows his groans, they are his own

They’re exactly what He would have said

If we love the Lord, all things reward

We are called, and he’s not yet done

From the start he knew what he would do

To make us look like Jesus his Son

A great family is what we’ll be

With Jesus our king and our brother

He’s summoned us near, freed us from fear

And given us glory and splendor

There’s no more to say, God took away

All reasons to send us to hell

He gave us his Son and isn’t yet done

Ev’ry good thing He gives us as well

The people God chose, no more his foes

He washes them, they're clean indeed

Christ Jesus who died is by his side

To ask from God ev’rything they need

Though fear, pain and grief come like a thief

To steal from us the love of God

The powers will see our victory

Creation will rise up and applaud

Though they slay us now, we will somehow

Overcome by means of God’s love

The rulers will fail, Christ will prevail

And unite us with heaven above