Walking through the lyrics of a passover song. Thoughts on commemorating holy days in ways that don't conform to this world.
Myrrh & Aloe ::
DARKNESS SPILLED LIKE INK, THEY SAY
BLOOD SOAKED THE EARTH AND IT SHOOK
AND ROCKS CAVED
HOLINESS HUNG ON MOCKED DISPLAY
IF THEY’D HAVE KNOWN, HE WOULDN’T STAY THAT WAY
WORD OF GOD MADE FLESH AND NAMED
COME TO RESCUE, SLAIN TO SAVE
ELI, HE CRIED, BUT NOT IN VAIN
THE ONE WITH A SWORD FOR A TONGUE GAVE DEATH A TASTE
JESUS DIED BUT HE DIDN’T STAY THAT WAY
BEHOLD THE BODIES OF
THE SLEEPING SAINTS WERE RAISED
BEHOLD, THE VEIL IS TORN
BEHOLD, THE TEMPLE IS REPLACED
MYRRH AND ALOE, RICH IN WEIGHT
THE AUTHOR OF LIFE WAS WRAPPED IN SPICE
AND BURIED IN A GRAVE
THE KINGDOM OF EVIL THOUGHT IT WON THAT DAY
BUT HE DIDN’T STAY THAT WAY
IF THEY’D HAVE KNOWN, HE WOULDN’T STAY THAT WAY
~ Patient endurance is what we need now. Take heart. ~