Frozen Tuman River
by Yong Chin Chong

Down the frozen Tuman River,
Jesus walks.

Down the frozen road heavy with snow,
Robert Park walks.

The Holy Spirit thaws the ice.
Love defeats death.
Youth ends fear,
and walks with the light of life.

Who would dare to risk one’s life to tear down the tent of darkness?
Who would dare to bear the heavy cross of Christ Jesus?

A prophet walks down this road,
a road of hardships.
A prophet walks down this road,
a road of barrenness.

Can prison be a threat?
Can torture be a fear?
Can punishment be a terror?

A son of God.
A son of Korea.
A son of America.
A son of all nations.
Here walks Robert Park.

For ravenous spirits,
he walks with the food of life.
To melt the frozen land,
he walks and sings a hymn,
“You are born to be loved.”
Jesus walks after him.

“My demand is that I do not want to be released.
Until the concentration camps are liberated, I do not want to come out.
I do not want the American government to come and pay for my release.”
The brave 28-year old evangelist of love cries out with a martyr’s heart.

God’s protection will be with him.
God’s love will be with him.
All the prayers of those who believe will be answered.

In your way,
There will be victory.
There will be success.
There will be fruit.