Jun 2, 2024
O modern martyrs for Christ
who gave your lives even as the early Christians,
under torture by the emperor,
who remained steadfast as these
despite sword or fire
come by the power of the king…
a new age indeed you ushered in,
one of mighty suffering,
a time for the blood to mount up on this earth –
pray, brothers in the faith,
that your sacrifice not be in vain,
that we shall join you in loyal service
and so find the Church blessed
with new growth in the Spirit.
Though new to the faith yourselves
when you bled and died for the Word,
deeply was your foundation laid,
unshaken by the threats of the mighty.
Should we not be the same;
should we not follow in your way,
we who profess to love the Lord?