The King James Version of the Bible has a number of nice phrases and similes. Coming from Tyndale’s translation several of these similes were introduced into the English language by the English Bibles of the sixteenth century. One of these is the use of the two words ‘of life.’ There are at least 18 different phrases used with these two words. They include ‘tree of life,’ fountains of life’ and ‘spirit of life.’ The poem below uses each of the 18 phrases I know of.
These are the words of the Book of Life
Made real in me by the Spirit of Life
I shall walk in the way of the Lord,
The way of the Lord is a path of life,
He is the bread of life that sustains every step,
He is the water of life that washes off the dust of the road,
The fountain of life that refreshes the weary traveller
He is the reproof of life that returns my feet to the path,
When my feet can go no further you are my shelter,
A tree of life that lives in every season,
And when I raise my head I see above,
The light of life that gives me hope,
And shows the path of life before me once again
And when my steps grow slow and unsteady,
The arm of the Prince of Life is there to bear me up,
And when I think that I can go no further,
I hear the word of life upon his lips,
Her words are the promise of life,
The grace of life that guides my every step
This path of hardship is a way of life,
Blessed at every step by wells of life,
This is the law of the Spirit of Life,
That I shall bear a crown of life,
That every moment on my lips will be the breath of life,
That I shall know eternal life!