Holy garments for beauty and story
Curious girdles and bonnets for glory
Cunning work and fine twined linen
Ouches of gold, Urim and Thummim
Beryl and onyx, emerald and agate
Resounding hems gold and pomegranate
Engraved signets and wreathed chains
Unrentable openings like habergeons
A priest for the people held on his heart
Perfect High Priest glimpsed in textile art
thank you. this is lovely. i was struck this morning by the line about how these things were "for glory and for beauty" (Ex 28:41). it's fun to hear God pleased by aesthetics. i know that shouldn't surprise me, given the beauty of the natural world, but it was a good reminder.
ReplyDeleteha! the first rhyming poem i've loved in a long time! thanks.
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