Saviour of mankind, Man! Emmanuel! Who, sinless, died for sin; who vanquished hell; The first fruits of the grave; whose life did give Light to our darkness; in whose death we live; Oh, strengthen Thou my faith, correct my will, So that the latter death may not devour My soul sealed with Thy seal. So in the hour When Thou, whose body sanctified this tomb, Unjustly judged, a glorious Judge shall come To judge the world with justice, by that sign I may be known, and entertained for Thine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SLUG IN WOODS by EARL (EARLE) BIRNEY THE CREATION (A NEGRO SERMON) by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN'S TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE; ELECTION BALLAD by THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY LALLA ROOKH: PARADISE AND THE PERI by THOMAS MOORE HYMN: 32. THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST by CHRISTOPHER SMART PENITENTIAL PSALM: 130. DE PROFUNDIS by THOMAS WYATT |