Jesus, Lamb of God

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Jesus Lamb of God



Jesus, sweet Lamb of the Father, Led by the Spirit

The eternal Son of the Father full of merit and grace



Crushed Son, living one, how we cry for you

Because of your love and your love poured out



Tender hearted, loving God, how could you care so much

Creatures with hearts so fickle?



How extreme is your love

That you cherish us and wipe away each tear



Taken away from us mourning and gnashing of teeth

Exchanged for an easy yoke



Instead of a harsh judge

You are our lover



All in you we are and will be

Full of joy and pleasure



At the table oh Lamb

We will indeed drink anew



Here, wine and bread, Body and blood, we feed on that which is sublime

But then in time, we will be all-in all, true fellowship, but yet precious creatures all to Him unique



Then our vain flesh will no longer obscure

The face of you our Lover and Master and lord



What is hidden in wisdom will be known

Little by little you will feed us on yourself, forever



Delight and eternal delight

Loving You and each other, eternally taught

 

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Consistent with the poem!


HOMILY
on the divine marriage of the souls of men Turn, O backsliding children, says the Lord;
for I am married to you (Jeremiah 3:14). The soul of man is the bride, and the Living and All-powerful God is the bridegroom of the soul of man. The Lord clothes His bride, the soul, in light and nourishes it with His grace. And the soul, whose groom is God, gives birth to many good children in the form of many beautiful works of virtue. The soul, on its own, cannot give birth to even one virtuous work. Virtuous works are born only of the soul made fertile by God. However, the soul that is made fertile by the world either remains barren or produces sin and vice. That is why the Lord says to men: “I am married to you.” If a human soul knew to Whom it is betrothed and with Whom it is wed, it would not stray and deaden itself in adultery and turn to dust. God is a faithful Groom of the human soul. He never betrays His bride, the soul. His love toward the soul never cools as long as the soul does not turn away from Him and commit adultery. But even then God does not abandon the soul immediately, but pursues it and returns it from the path of destruction. Turn, the Lord then says to the souls of men. “Repent and I will forgive you. Return and I will receive you.” Penitents can testify to how great the mercy of God is. They can confirm how patient the love of God is toward sinners, even to the last hour. God is faithful in His love, and He is not swift to seek vengeance on the adulterous soul. He constantly tries to restore the sense of shame that has been lost to the adulterous soul because of sin. Shame produces repentance, repentance leads to restoration, and restoration leads to the original love and fidelity. O Lord All-powerful, help us, that from Thine eternal love our souls may produce good and abundant fruit. To Thee be glory and praise forever. Amen. *) Archbishop Philaret of Chernigov believed that St. Irene was of Serbian descent. See his Lives of the Saints.

Velimirovich, Saint Nikolai. The Prologue of Ohrid (pp. 681-682). Sebastian Press. Kindle Edition.