Exodus 30:22-25, 34-36
1 Pure myrrh and cinnamon,
Four-in-one mingled,
Compounded Spirit,
Sweet with Christ's suffering death,
Full of fragrance
Of resurrection —
O what an ointment flows
In spirit, Lord!
2 Stacte and onycha,
Equal proportion,
In resurrection;
Seasoned with salt are they.
Ground into powder fine,
Consumed with fire divine —
O what an incense this,
Jesus my Lord!
3 Ointment is Christ for us,
'Tis by th' anointing
Christ we experience
And then the incense burn.
Christ in our prayer and praise —
O what a Christ we raise
From our experience,
Precious to God.