They could not conquer Love!
For all their frantic boast,
Not Pilate in the judgment hall,
Nor Herod with his host;
Though Judas tried with lying kiss,
None could accomplish this!
They could not vanquish Truth,
Nor smother Truth with stone;
They set a guard of Caesar's men
Close beside the tomb;
Untouched by threats of rage or hate,
Truth stood, inviolate!
They could not conquer Life,
With shouting or with sword!
Death with its empty boast dissolved
Before the Word;
Untouched by virulence or strife,
Life remained Life!
