THE HOMELESS ONE

THE HOMELESS ONE
--the late John Deering

They borrowed a stall, and that was not all
They borrowed a manger too
They borrowed a bed to lay His head
Yet He was the Saviour true

It was borrowed bread when the crowd was fed
And all were satisfied
He borrowed fish too, and only a few
Many fragments were left beside

He borrowed a boat and set it afloat
Not far out from the shore
He borrowed a seat, and rested His feet
As the Word to the People He bore

It came to pass that He borrowed an ass
And the praises of the people were heard
Borrowed garments He trode on a borrowed road
The Saviour, fulfilling God's Word

He borrowed a room on the way to the tomb
The passover lamb to eat
They borrowed a cave for the Master's grave
They borrowed the winding sheet

Not reck'ning the loss, He borrowed a cross
And Barabbas, its owner, went free
He borrowed the sin that was laid upon Him
And He borrowed His death from me.