Because for our sake you tasted gall,
may the Enemy’s bitterness be killed in us.
Because for our sake you drank sour wine,
may what is weak in us be strengthened.
Because for our sake you were spat upon,
may we be bathed in the dew of immortality.
Because for our sake you were struck with a rod,
may we receive shelter in the last.
Because for our sake you accepted a crown of thorns,
may we that love you be crowned with garlands that never fade.
Because for our sake you were wrapped in a shroud,
may we be clothed in your all-enfolding strength.
Because you were laid in a new grave and the tomb,
may we receive renewal of soul and body.
Because you rose and returned to life,
may we be brought to life again.
Amen
Taken from page 1064 of For All the Saints A Prayer Book For and By the Church Volume III
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