The day of wrath, that dreadful day,
when God did have his final say,
His justice and mercy each had their way,
The wrath of man did but reflect
The wrath of God in this respect
Forsaken, abandoned — Divine neglect
What horror did then invade the mind
Of He who came His sheep to find
And who paid the debt, for His kind?
But no unwilling victim, this sacrifice
He staged the players as His device
To orchestrate His redemption price
Judas’ sordid kiss of treachery
The disregard of Pilate’s plea
The vision of Mary at His knee
Yearly we call this Friday “good,”
And mark His hanging on the wood
And are nourished with Him as our food
Divine jurisprudence satisfied
His death, the death that His people died
We are the blood flowing from His side
His work still doth intercede
For our access He still doth plead
And for our comfort He remains our need
Impervious to alien guilt and guile
Thrown at us by the Serpent’s wile
Animated only by forgiveness’s smile
Now, at the word of His command
We call for all to meet His demand
Be reconciled, that ye may in judgment stand
The day of wrath, that dreadful day,
when God did have his final say,
His justice and mercy each had their way,