Agnus Dei

Into the perennial warfare

between good and evil,

the lamb of God was led-

rejected and ridiculed;

betrayed and beaten;

condemned and crucified.

Yet through it all,

amidst the unbelieving crowd;

over malicious sneers

and scornful insults,

the lamb of God

trudged toward His goal-

laden with

the burden of sin-

weary yet steadfast;

hurting yet resolute;

mocked yet forgiving.

And when His Spirit

yielded His earthly body

to the realms of death,

never did the scoffers think

that the lamb of God

would overrule the power of sin

and conquer the sting of death.

Yet, just as He said,

the lamb of God

rose from the grave,

to show us that we too

can thwart the clout of sin

and overcome death

with life eternal-

in His presence.