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This resource relating to Acts 10:34-43 provides a poem by Edmund Spenser (1552-1599) celebrating the resurrection of the Lord and a poem by Denise Levertov (1923-1997) exploring the concept of Christ's descent into hell.
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Englewood Review
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Acts 10:34-43
CLASSIC POEM:
Easter
Edmund Spenser
MOST glorious Lord of Lyfe! that, on this day,
Didst make Thy triumph over death and sin;
And, having harrowd hell, didst bring away
Captivity thence captive, us to win:
This joyous day, deare Lord, with joy begin;
And grant that we, for whom thou diddest dye,
Being with Thy deare blood clene washt from sin,
May live for ever in felicity!
And that Thy love we weighing worthily,
May likewise love Thee for the same againe;
And for Thy sake, that all lyke deare didst buy,
With love may one another entertayne!
So let us love, deare Love, lyke as we ought,
–Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Ikon: The Harrowing of Hell
Denise Levertov
SNIPPET:
… to break from them
back into breath and heartbeat, and walk
the world again, closed into days and weeks again,
wounds of His anguish open, and Spirit
streaming through every cell of flesh
…
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Acts 10:34-43
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Resurrection of the Lord
Date:
Tuesday, April 4, 2023