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THE MAN OF SORROWS by ANONYMOUS

First Line: CHRIST CLAIMS OUR HELP IN MANY A STRANGE DISGUISE
Last Line: "IN EVERY MAN THAT SUFFERS, HE, THE MAN OF SORROWS, STANDS"
Subject(s): JESUS CHRIST;RELIGION; THEOLOGY;
Christ claims our help in many a strange disguise;
Now, fever-ridden, on a bed He lies;
Homeless He wanders now beneath the stars;
Now counts the number of His prison bars;
Now bends beside us, crowned with hoary hairs.
No need have we to climb the heavenly stairs,
And press our kisses on His feet and hands;
In every man that suffers, He, the Man of Sorrows, stands!



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