He brought me to His banqueting table,
Via sacrificial invitation
Through the blood that speaks better than Abel’s.
The foundation of my heart was unstable
Ever slipping in spiritual starvation;
He brought me to His banqueting table.
The deepest desires of my soul were labile,
But He stripped my sinful passion
Through the blood that speaks better than Abel’s.
Though I dared to call His love a fable,
Still He embraced this prodigal son;
He brought me to His banqueting table.
I stand secure because He is able,
Ever desiring to cleanse my sin
Through the blood that speaks better than Abel’s
On my forehead, He has placed His label.
He embraces me in holy adoption.
He brought me to His banqueting table
Through the blood that speaks better than Abel’s.
--For those of you wondering what a villanelle is . . .
Villanelle: An intricate French lyric form, the most famous modern example of which is Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night." The form consists of five three-line stanzas and a sixth stanza of four lines, for a total of 19 lines. Lines 1 and 3 become a refrain, with line 1 repeated in lines 6, 12, and 18 and line 3 in lines 9, 15, and 19. All the tercets rhyme "aba" and the quatrain rhymes "abaa."
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