Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CRUCIFIXION, by HENRY HART MILMAN


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First Line: Bound upon the accursed tree
Last Line: Son of god! 'tis thou! 'tis thou!
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


Bound upon the accursed tree,
Faint and bleeding, who is He?
By the flesh with scourges torn,
By the crown of twisted thorn,
By the side so deeply pierced,
By the baffled, burning thirst,
By the drooping, death-dew's brow,
Son of Man! 'tis Thou!

Bound upon the accursed tree,
Dread and awful, who is He?
By the sun at noonday pale,
Shiv'ring rock, and rending veil,
Eden promised ere He died
To the felon at His side,
Lord! our suppliant knees we bow,
Son of God! 'tis Thou! 'tis Thou!

Bound upon the accursed tree,
Sad and dying, who is He?
By the last and bitter cry,
Ghost giv'n up in agony,
By the lifeless body laid
In the chamber of the dead,
Crucified! we know Thee now,
Son of Man! 'tis Thou! 'tis Thou!

Bound upon the accursed tree,
Dread and awful, who is He?
By the spoil'd and empty grave,
By the souls He died to save,
By the conquest He hath won,
By the saints before His throne,
By the rainbow round His brow,
Son of God! 'tis Thou! 'tis Thou!





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