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Covered in blood from head
to toe,
The battle had been more
than fierce,
And hanging from atop the
world’s most
cruel dagger
of shame and death,
The King of kings raised
His
most glorious
sword high above
his crudely crowned head,
as if piercing
one last time
a vanquished foe, the
darkened sky,
Declaring Victory!
Then returned it with flourish
to its rugged
scabbard,
Signifying an end to all
hostilities,
peace forevermore,
And proclaiming for all
time,
Tetelestai!*
John 19:30
*3
meanings: it is finished, as in
task performed; paid in
full, as in
transaction completed; and
the battle
is won, as in triumph earned |
