telling the story ~ agnus Dei
Composition version: yes.
lyrics
agnus Dei
qui tollis peccata mundi
miserere nobis
agnus Dei
qui tollis peccata mundi
miserere nobis
agnus Dei
qui tollis peccata mundi
dona nobis pacem
the lamb is slain
God has died
I cannot face
hope crucified
hope crucified
it's the end of the world
it's the end
of everything
narrative
With "The Word Became Flesh," we began to speak of Jesus' triumph. It almost looks like that theme has become somewhat buried in much of the extended story of the Passion (suffering). Where did it go?
The cryptic words at the end of "Agnus Dei" lead us toward the answer: when this Man died, "it's the end of the world; it's the end of everything."
We've noted the key players in this "military drama": the Satan, "flesh," death. How could one man triumph in this arena?
Not by fighting Rome. But by doing what Adam did not do: entrusting Himself to God at the most dangerous and sacrificial point.
He would die.
As the representative Man, Jesus' death was not simply a private affair. When He died, He died as the head of the whole creation - just as when Adam fell, he took everything down with him. So, when Jesus dies, He dies for the creation - the creation dies in Him. "Flesh" dies when the Word become flesh dies.
But. . .
Where do we get with "the end of the world, the end of everything"?
What about death itself?