Song for Holy Week

Song for Holy Week (to be sung to Kingsfold, the tune of “I heard the voice of Jesus say” Together in Song 585)
1. Their cheering had a hollow sound
that only he could hear.
Their expectation of a king
fell grating on his ear.
They thought that God’s Anointed One
would claim the throne to save.
The woman who anointed him
prepared him for the grave.

2. His challenge to all mis-used power
was not with sword but word.
The Spirit of the living God
ensures that word is heard
beyond one place and one brief time
now to all lands and years.
The faithful souls of every race
still mourn his death in tears.

3. Then at the dawn of Easter Day
we see his life arise
and breathe his Spirit into those
who wait for Love’s surprise.
So every year this Holy Week
has insights to explore.
Christ risen from the dead still shows
his death’s an open door.
Barbara Messner 11/04/2025