Now came the first day of the feast--
Day of unleavened bread--
When the Passover must be killed;
And the disciples said :
"Where wilt Thou, Lord, that we shall go
And preparation make
For Thee to eat the Passover,
And we, with Thee, partake?''
Peter and John He then sent forth,
Saying: "As ye walk the street,
A man, bearing a pitcher
Of water, ye shall meet.
"Then follow him into the house,
And to the good man say :
The Master needs the guest-chamber
To keep the feast to-day.
"And a large, furnished, upper room
He unto you will show."
Then the disciples went and found,
As the Lord said, 'twas so.
Now, at the evening hour, the Lord
With His disciples came,
And sat down round the table where
Was served the paschal lamb.
And He said unto them : "I have
Desired with every breath
To eat this Passover with you,
Before I suffer death."
