Once a Way was Opened for me
My body was shaved clean
Was wrapped head to toe in linens
My Mouth was Opened
He bore the scalpel and the was staff one after the other
As I was prepared
With spells and oils
With those gentle, kohl-furred hands
Was my soul lifted
Tender and brotherly
From my corpse
He raised me up and spoke
What remains between us
Then set me down, a child
Newly born into his body
Oh there was pain as
He stitched my soul back
Bleeding and begging
For any ointment
Any thing
That would dull the pain
O, Mercy is in Him
So too is respect
for sacrifice
for work to be done
So He wrapped my organs tight
in my living corpse
and raised Open the Way
So I could rise again
