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ON CALVARY by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: IN THE SHADOW OF THE ROOD
Last Line: BADE HIM BREAK HIS HEART FOR LOVE.
Subject(s): CALVARY;

In the shadow of the rood
Love and Shame together stood;
Love, that bade Him bear the blame
Of her fallen sister Shame;
Shame, that by the pangs thereof
Bade Him break His heart for Love.



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