Wounded for the Broken

Inescapable darkness

Had fallen on all men

But steadfast love and faithfulness

Falls harder on our sin

So you came to put on flesh

Came down to bloody earth

Condescending in the crèche

To cleanse it by your birth

Dawn will break upon us

The Son of Righteousness shall rise

because of the tender mercy of our God,

The light shall illuminate our eyes

To shine on those living in darkness

From chains of captivity release

Those who sit in the shadow of death,

Guide our feet into the path of peace.

Wounded for the broken So we could be lifted up

You were lifted up before us And so we lift this cup

Priceless blood of Jesus Your holy cup of grace

Was poured down on the altar Our suffering you embraced

Bridge

Eternal word that became flesh

Condescending in the crèche

Glory limited by choice

Wrath bearer with an infant’s voice

Our righteousness has been fulfilled

While sin’s wages devastated men

He became a ransom

And his righteousness covered our sins.

Wounded for the broken So we could be lifted up

You were lifted up before us And so we lift this cup

Priceless blood of Jesus Your holy cup of grace

Was poured down on the altar Our suffering you embraced

Anthony Foster

March 2012, rewritten Nov 16, 2018