There is a place only he can go; there is a place where only
love can lead; and there is a spot where we were bought.
It’s on the top of the Skull at the bottom of the pit, the
bottom of the cup, which last draught he drank. That detestable liquid that
sloshes around in the cup of pain, each drop mingled with eternity and
temporary, each sip as unquenchable fire and every taste death.
Death, death, death his laugh is haughty and his smile grim,
he sees the victim coming to his jaws, coming to his bite. His hunger is
unquenchable and his desire is to rip and slash and tear his victim limb from
limb and gorge himself on his blood. He plans it with pleasure and designs the
whole affair to be one of maximum suffering, of complete and utter agony, of
excruciating torment.
But lo, that victim he is consuming comes crawling back
through the throat of that dastardly devil, he breaks out the teeth his enemy
with sheer strength, he cracks and breaks the jaw of Death and puts his
mutilated head under his bruised foot crushing his head in finality.
The death toll Death typical rung sounded out but with a new
tenor, and a melody sprung forth. The sound of death had changed, for he had
not rung the toll, no, there was another who began the new song. The one who
death could not contain has sounded the first note in the chorus of his victory.
The orchestra has been sent to play the tune of salvation; the band sings on
and on and on the glory of salvation. The one who took down death and committed
Death to his grave and paid the price in full, the price we could not pay.
On high he reins flashing forth the glory of his fame.
Calling men and angels to proclaim the glories of his name.
“Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,” they cry out, “our hope our trust our
everything;
Our hope our peace our offering!
Once dead but alive, once abused and refused now victorious
and glorious.
The theme of heaven and of earth, the song we sing of our new
birth;
That Christ has come and killed Death, and the chains of our
sin don’t bind us;
No, we are free to live and live and see that Christ has saved us."
