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This resource relating to Romans 5:12-19 provides a poem by Henry Vaughan (1621-1695) celebrating Jesus' resurrection and his triumph over death and a poem by Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) highlighting themes of reconciliation and unity.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Romans 5:12-19
CLASSIC POEM:
Easter Hymn
Henry Vaughan
Death, and darkness get you packing,
Nothing now to man is lacking,
All your triumphs now are ended,
And what Adam marr’d, is mended;
Graves are beds now for the weary,
Death a nap, to wake more merry;
Youth now, full of pious duty,
Seeks in thee for perfect beauty,
The weak, and aged tir’d, with length
Of daies, from thee look for new strength,
And Infants with thy pangs Contest
As pleasant, as if with the brest;
Then, unto him, who thus hath thrown
Even to Contempt thy kingdome down,
And by his blood did us advance
Unto his own Inheritance,
To him be glory, power, praise,
From this, unto the last of daies.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
brothers
Lucille Clifton
Found in:
The Book of Light: Poems
SNIPPET:
i have foreseen the evening
of the world.
as sure as she
the breast of Yourself
separated out and made to bear,
as sure as her returning,
i too am blessed with
the one gift You cherish;
to feel the living move in me
and to be unafraid.
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Romans 5:12-19
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Year A First Sunday in Lent
Date:
Monday, February 20, 2023