The glory of the bloodied God
His fruitfulness in shame
Stooped lower than all men have trod
In torment in the flame
The writhing worm, disjointed dry
Rejected from His birth
Thrust groaning into Satan's sky
Accursed by heaven and earth
Hell's blackest cloak enfolds with death
From Pinnacle to pit
To choke the Source of Living Breath
Extinguish all that's lit
The Mighty Man at war cries out
It echoes ‘gainst the sky
Resounding as a futile shout
Within a victory cry
Creation torn from Head to toe
His body out of joint
The Rock that splits is split in two
Creation to anoint
Our Jonah hurled as recompense
Into abysmal depths
The beast that swallows Innocence
Is swallowed by His death
Divine appeasing blood poured out
Divinely pleasing scent
While man appraises with his snout
Declares it death's descent
Then crowned in curse, enthroned on wood
My God nailed to the tree
The reigning blood, that cleansing flood
Is opened up for me.
Glen - did you write this?
Hi Steve - yes. Happy Easter!
Glorious lyrics! I wonder what tune(s) would be best to sing it with.
Gilligan's Island works.
As does House of the Rising Sun.
Or, more traditionally, any of these hundreds of common meter tunes:
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/mid/met/met.htm
Neckties all fit, but they don't all "work". Here, "The Yellow Rose of Texas" also fits, but doesn't color coordinate. There's lots of tunes to choose from on the traditional list. Decisions, decisions... I'd go with something by Lowell Mason. Naomi, I think. No "Gilligan's Island", thank you.