Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HIS CROSS, by MARGUERITE WILKINSON


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First Line: He burned no fiery cross
Last Line: As he went out to die!
Subject(s): Crucifixion; Jesus Christ - Crucifixion


He burned no fiery cross
To frighten men at night;
He bore his burning pain
In sharpest noonday light;
He wore no hiding mask
Below his crown of thorn;
He healed the flesh of men
Whose flesh by men was torn.

He offered love to all
And took with soul unbowed
Jeering, abuse, and blows,
The spittle of the crowd.
How strange it is that men
Should lift his banner high
When they go out to kill
As he went out to die!





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