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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CROSS, by CHARLES NELSON PACE
First Line: The cross is such a simple thing
Last Line: By one identified with it.
Subject(s): Cross, The; Jesus Christ
First Line: The cross is such a simple thing
Last Line: By one identified with it.
Subject(s): Cross, The; Jesus Christ
The Cross is such a simple thing,
Yet of it men may talk and sing.
It is a ladder to the skies,
On which a mounting soul may rise.
It is a signboard on the road,
To cheer man with his weary load.
It is a key that fits the door
To joyousness forever more.
It signals to the human race
That God in mercy offers grace.
To some it is a stumbling block
That causes men to curse and mock;
To others who their sins bemoan
It can become a stepping stone.
To voyagers its sturdy form
Becomes an anchor in the storm.
A hammer, it has won renown
By battering old oppressions down.
Gripped by still others as a sword,
It has won battles for the Lord.
Dragged as a ploughshare through the heart,
New furrows cause the grain to start.
It is a tree upon a hill,
Whose fruit the hungry heart can fill.
It is a window for the soul;
'Tis medicine to make one whole.
The Cross is such a simple thing,
And yet it touches everything.
We cannot feel that such a sign
Is other than a power divine.
It is a beacon ever lit
By One identified with it.
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