Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CALVARY'S CRY, by JOHN WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM First Line: From calvary a cry was heard Last Line: Melt and reclaim my wand'ring soul. Subject(s): Jesus Christ | ||||||||
From Calvary a cry was heard-- A bitter and heart-rending cry; My Saviour! every mournful word Bespeaks Thy soul's deep agony. A horror of great darkness fell On Thee, Thou spotless, holy One! And all the swarming hosts of hell Conspired to tempt God's only Son. The scourge, the thorns, the deep disgrace-- These Thou couldst bear, nor once repine; But when Jehovah veil'd His face, Unutterable pangs were Thine. Let the dumb world its silence break; Let pealing anthems rend the sky; Awake, my sluggish soul, awake! He died, that we might never die. Lord! on Thy cross I fix mine eye; If e'er I lose its strong control, O let that dying, piercing cry, Melt and reclaim my wand'ring soul. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GREEN CHRIST by ANDREW HUDGINS MEDITATION ON SAVIORS by ROBINSON JEFFERS COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK TO A WREN ON CALVARY by LARRY LEVIS THE TRANSFIGURATION by EDWIN MUIR SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL |
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