I was going to juxtapose an image of Daech (ISIS/ISIL) beheading, but could not bring myself to. Imagine it, in relation to Grünewald's Crucifixion, and to this post.
Father, they slaughter and behead --
We wail barbarity and sin --
Outraged and chilled, we count the dead --
What do you see, who look within?
You whom no man had ever seen --
You sent your Son, that we might know --
He touched our souls and they were green --
What do you see, who look below?
We took him and we whipped him well --
We nailed him up -- such was his bond --
Dying for us, with us to dwell --
What do you see, who look beyond?
And yet he rose and walks the earth --
To weary pilgrims still a guide --
Giving his treasure to our dearth --
What do you see, who look beside?
In every body washed ashore --
In every soul that lives in hell --
We meet your Son for ever more --
What do you see, who know us well?
Their cruelty may ravage on --
The depth of Heaven knows your tears --
But we must pass your mercy on --
For Him who sees, and loves, and hears.
RK
Image: Matthias Grünewald, outside of the Isenheim Altarpiece (ca. 1515)
No comments:
Post a Comment