This poem, Set Apart, God placed on my heart after hearing my Pastor's sermon today, Atonement. Matthew 27:51 jumped out at me and as soon as I pulled into my driveway, God told me He had a poem He wanted me to write, but I felt He stopped half way through. Then He instructed me to share the poem with Felicia, who I write music with from time to time. After she read it, He said to me, "Let her finish it." So she did. Below is what we wrote together.

When we write poems together, I usually convert them into song, but God instructed me to blog the poem and let Felicia convert it into a song.

Set Apart

Sarah Walton

Background: Set Apart is based on Matthew 27:51, when Jesus’ ransom sacrifice on Calvary set his people free from sin and death, delivering and consecrating individuals within Church for a special purpose.

I see two options in front of me

Two roads that stands before thee

I feel torn, my mind and heart are miles apart

But this is sacred 

And I must shake it

And hold on

Cause you have set me apart

Delivered me and consecrated my heart

You split the holy curtain

Shook the earth so I can be apart

Your holy sanctuary, a secret place in your heart

And since you did that all for me

Your blood paved the way to go

Your sacrifice grants liberty

No other sure way I know

My debt was paid on Calvary

Because of you I'm free

To live the life that pleases you

Sanctified, holy and true

Cause you have set me apart

Delivered me and consecrated my heart

You split the holy curtain

Shook the earth so I can be apart

Your holy sanctuary, a secret place in your heart

Cause you have set me apart

Delivered me and consecrated my heart

You split the holy curtain

Shook the earth so I can be apart

Your holy sanctuary, a secret place in your heart

By Deaidre Newby & Felicia Crawford