{"id":163,"date":"2007-04-06T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2007-04-06T07:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin.smedbergs.us\/blog\/2007-04-06\/holy-is-god-holy-and-strong-holy-immortal-one-have-mercy-on-us\/"},"modified":"2007-04-06T03:01:14","modified_gmt":"2007-04-06T07:01:14","slug":"holy-is-god-holy-and-strong-holy-immortal-one-have-mercy-on-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benjamin.smedbergs.us\/blog\/2007-04-06\/holy-is-god-holy-and-strong-holy-immortal-one-have-mercy-on-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy is God! Holy and strong! Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>My people, My people what have I done to you, how have I offended you answer me!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I led you out of Egypt from slavery to freedom, but you have led your Savior, and nailed Him to a cross.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Hagios OTheos, Hagios ichyros,<br \/>\nHagios athanatos eleison himas.<\/i><br \/>\nHoly is God, Holy and Strong,<br \/>\nHoly Immortal One, have mercy on us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For forty years in safety, I led you through the desert, I fed you with my manna, I gave you your own land, but you have led your Savior, and nailed Him to a Cross.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Hagios O Theos, Hagios ichyros,<br \/>\nHagios athanatos eleison himas.<\/i><br \/>\nHoly is God, Holy and Strong,<br \/>\nHoly Immortal One, have mercy on us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O what more would you ask from me? I planted you, my vineyard, but sour grapes you gave me, and vinegar to drink, and you have pierced your Savior and pierced Him with a spear.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Hagios O Theos, Hagios ichyros,<br \/>\nHagios athanatos eleison himas.<\/i><br \/>\nHoly is God, Holy and Strong,<br \/>\nHoly Immortal One, have mercy on us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For you scourged your captors, their first born sons were taken, but you have taken scourges and brought them down on Me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My people, My people what have I done to you, how have I offended you? Answer me!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From slavery to freedom I led you, drowned your captors. But I am taken captive and handed to your priests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My people, My people what have I done to you, how have I offended you? Answer me!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your path lay through the waters, I opened them before you, my side you have laid open and bared it with a spear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My people, My people what have I done to you, how have I offended you? Answer me!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I led you, held securely, My fire and cloud before you, but you have led your Savior, hands bound to Pilate&#8217;s court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My people, My people what have I done to you, how have I offended you? Answer me!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I bore you up with manna, you bore me down and scourged me. I gave you saving water, but you gave me soured wine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My people, My people what have I done to you, how have I offended you? Answer me!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The kings who reigned in Canaan, I struck way before you. But you have struck my crowned head, and struck it with a reed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My people, My people what have I done to you, how have I offended you? Answer me!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I gave you a royal scepter but you gave me a thorn crown. I raised you up in power, but you raised me on the Cross.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Hagios OTheos, Hagios ichyros,<br \/>\nHagios athanatos eleison himas.<\/i><br \/>\nHoly is God, Holy and Strong,<br \/>\nHoly Immortal One, have mercy on us.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My people, My people what have I done to you, how have I offended you answer me! I led you out of Egypt from slavery to freedom, but you have led your Savior, and nailed Him to a cross. Hagios OTheos, Hagios ichyros, Hagios athanatos eleison himas. 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