Poem: "Behold the Cross, where, as He buys"

[Salvatore Anthony Luiso]

Jesus saith unto them,

Did ye never read in the scriptures,

The stone which the builders rejected,

the same is become the head of the corner:

this is the Lord’s doing,

and it is marvellous in our eyes?

 

Matthew 21:42 (quote from Psalm 118:22-23)

 

 

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (the official state insect of the Commonwealth of Virginia)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pristine_Eastern_Tiger_Swal...

 

 

Behold the Cross, where, as He buys

With His own blood a bride—His prize—

The Christ unto His Father cries,

And, having spent Himself, He dies:

Come see the tomb wherein He lies:

Then watch a glorious Son rise.

 

Thus by these marvels in our eyes

We see the Savior realize

That which the Spirit prophesies:

Divine salvation come crosswise.

 

Now wonder at this great surprise:

By this salvation God supplies,

With faith in Christ as kinship ties—

We, too, can be like butterflies!