His witnesses are Innocents
Killed by the soldiers Herod sent,
and we hear Rachel’s cry.
They die amid their parents’ wail;
Their blood will mingle in His grail–
with Him in death will lie.
Their unjust deaths He soon will share,
As innocent like them He bears
the weight of others’ sin.
With Him they’re joined eternally
In death and life that set all free
and will know joy again.
All tears will then be wiped away,
And with Him they’ll forever stay
enfolded in His love.
The fullness of their human life
Will blossom far from Herod’s strife–
Jerusalem above.
FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS, MARTYRS
PROCLAIMING TRUTH! 