Anthem

Anthem You shared flesh with me Danced with me in the ancient circle Of birth life and death But You live again While autumn leaves fall In the summer of my life It is the millstone Around the neck of us all But You wore it like a crown Weaving to the shrill That makes cowards of us all But to You it was harmony You knew shame like no other You tasted death like no other You shed tears like no other man This incarnation repelled me But threw me to my knees Could I be anything But a moth to the flame Your cross compels me You are the breath that gives me life You are mystery You are beauty You are the risen Christ.