Holy Wound

O tenderly worded palm inscribed;

the hand that bleeds is the hand that guides;

crushed, the finger pointing to hallowed skies;

from none, 

from one, 

from her, from all derived           tenderly;

O wounded palm, I'll touch Thy blood to doubt.

skin tethered, en-skinned text;

the word spoken speaks, blesses, is blest;

presses palm to heart, prays, is prayed, is pressed;

laments, is lamented, suffers, comes to rest.

from above

comes,

from blood,

for blood;

from flesh 

to flesh to give;

Life taking up life, 

to die to live.

came,

to wound the Wound 

to mend It;

forsaken of grace 

to send it;

deprived of aid 

to lend it;

succumbed to sorrow

to fend it

at last away and forever. 

O tenderly worded palm inscribed

by Adam's deed,

by Eve's vale-low cries;

Thou,

from love, for love

from the Father,

with the Dove,

Take my palm in thine 

and glove 

it with thine own.

jordan dejonge