Offspring

Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”
--Matthew 16:24

Take up your cross and follow me,
The steep ascent of Calvary’s tree;
Lay down your life until you die,
Until entombed in earth’s disguise
Your body lay, no light of day;
Let dark encompass you like night
‘Til Spring burns ‘way the Winter’s bite
To make you rise and make you be
The offspring of my Calvary tree.