The Seven Sayings:
These are the seven sayings
that made the world aright,
breathed upon the wind
by the Lord of light,
as from his wooden throne
they conquer broken hearts,
and spoke by Him alone
then healing sundered parts.
The first it was forgiveness
offered to us all,
who would pierce the God-man
with a bloody awl.
The second was a promise
offered to a thief,
who then gainéd heaven
by his new belief.
The third it was in parting
His mother to behold,
to all of us then given
as queen to love and hold.
The fourth it was a great cry
from His broken heart,
yearning for His Father
while torn by sin apart.
The fifth it was a thirsting
for the souls of all,
dying for their living
healing then their fall.
The sixth it was a whisper
that thundered in the sky
bringing to completion
His quest to live and die.
The seventh was a yielding
of His final breath,
rendering now His spirit,
Life now touching death.
These are the seven sayings
that made the world aright
breathed upon the wind
by the Lord of light
as from his wooden throne
they conquer broken hearts,
are spoke by Him alone
then healing sundered parts.
On this blessed Friday
may we make our way
to the skull topped hill
there to see and pray,
to gaze upon the God-man,
to hear these words of grace,
to adore the saviour
who then took our place,
and by these sacred sayings,
these blessed words of power,
unmade the serpent's wounding
in that fateful hour.
So glory let us give Him
and always let us praise
who by His seven sayings
did our sins erase,
and ever let us speak them
aloud for all to hear
for by their very sounding
His mercy draweth near.
Art by Salvador Dali based on the vision of St. John of the Cross.
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