Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Passion 3: Consider How His Blood-Tinged Back

Consider how his
blood-tinged back
in all its parts
is just like the sky,
where, after the floodwaves
of ou sins' deluge have passed by,
the most exceedingly beautiful rainbow
stands as a sign of Gods' grace.

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J. S. Bach, 20 Aria (Tenor), Interrogation and Flagellation (Part II), St. John Passion

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