Worthy is the Lamb who was slain.
Rejected as worthless by those thought to be wise,
so that fools like us could share in his life.
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain.
Stripping us of honor and riches and strength,
so that we through His power may be pure on that Day.
“Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God” (1 Co 1:20-24).