Flowing

The angel brought me
back to the entrance of the temple,
and I saw water flowing out
from beneath the threshold of the temple toward the east,
for the façade of the temple was toward the east;
the water flowed down from the southern side of the temple,
south of the altar.
—Ezekiel 47:1-2

Destroy this temple.  From the dust
it rises ever to abide,
the body of our God with us,
with water flowing from his side.

A river running to the sea,
each stone it touches purified.
They are a temple yet to be,
with water flowing from its side.

Their one foundation Jesus Christ,
whose mercy stretches far and wide.
His strength for all their need sufficed,
with water flowing from his side.

And every stone upon him laid
becomes as he, the Crucified,
is blessed and broken, bound and raised,
with water flowing from its side.

So miracles on miracles:
The stones have hearts of flesh inside!
The temple has a living pulse,
with water flowing from its side.

Build up the temple, stone by stone,
‘til every stone becomes a bride,
each one belovèd, named and known,
with water flowing from its side.

Plaque with the Crucifixion between Longinus and Stephaton and Personifications of the Sun and Moon, German; Plaque; Enamels-Champlevé, circa 1200. This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60921220