Saturday 12 April 2014

LECTIONARY HOLY WEEK: Lay them down (Matthew 21:1-11)

Lectionary Poem: Lay them down. Matthew 21:1-11

The city awakes from latent slumber,
Born afresh on this new day,
Gates flung wide,
Enters the messiah,
Riding on a donkey, a colt,
“Hosanna” is the shout that fills the dusty streets,
“Hosanna” is the praise that echoes to midday heat,
Slumbering the giant,
The city groans,
Crowds muster,
People cheer,
“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord”

Lay them down you city dwellers,
Lay them down you passersby,
Lay them down you stoutly devoted,
Lay them down you sinner’s hearts,
Lay them down you worthy righteous,
Lay them down you untouched outlaws,

Today marks another way sign,
When future and past,
Convene to bless humanity,
The new way is beginning,
And “messiah” is in the midst,
Time ticks by, and days will pass,
At history’s reshaping,
On weary roads and between hovel homes,
Cloaks are laying down,
Walked upon by hooves and crowds,
Living breathing witnesses,
And a new season will soon begin.

Lay them down you city dwellers,
Lay them down you passersby,
Lay them down you stoutly devoted,
Lay them down you sinner’s hearts,
Lay them down you worthy righteous,
Lay them down you untouched outlaws.



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