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I imitated your 7 lines w/ 7 stanzas today. Will U take a look&drop a line?
 (an early church hymn) Oh, the Cross, the Savior dying,
Wounded sore, and faint, and sighing,
Bowed beneath the burden lying
On His spotless soul.
'Tis thy load He falters under;
Speaks not heav'n in wrathful thunder?
Earth! behold the sight, and wonder,
Love has borne the rod.
Love has borne the rod. Canst thou love the sin that bound Him,
Threw the robe of scorn around Him,
Mocking bowed the knee, and crowned Him
With the cruel thorn?
Jesus, at Thy feet relenting,
Bring I all my guilt repenting,
All my cruel sin lamenting;
Christ, my sin forgive!
Christ, my sin forgive! |  |
translation by John Brownlie music (c) 1983 by Stacy Whitfield The Savior Dying, (c) 1987 print by Jeanne Kun
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on June 13, 2008 at 9:09 AM
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"an infernal silence" - the words alone are deafening to my ears. Wonderful! BTW, I wasn't sure if you knew, but I used a line of your poem in my poem, "The Love-Tinged Light of Darkness," hope that was okay!
posted by
NiteTide
on June 13, 2008 at 5:24 AM
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