Bedtime for Lazarus
I remember wrapping the body
With cloth, as it was tucked
In, swaddled in its tomb
Before I had kissed it goodnight
And it occured to me that I
Had forgotten to prepare the
Spices, but I feared being the
Worker on the Sabbath Day
So I've waited, eating the manna
I've saved a day prior,
And then I had brought with,
Frankincense and Myrrh
And no angel was there to
Roll over the stone, so I flew
In with my wings, and I asked
For Jesus to raise you
But Death held you tight with
The swaddle, so I unwrapped the
Cloth, betraying you with a
Goodnight kiss that had tucked me
In.
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