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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MOTHER OF JUDAS, by CLYDE MCGEE
First Line: O'er her dear babe she leaned with watchful care
Last Line: "forgive them for they know not what they do""?"
Subject(s): Apostles; Betrayal; Bible; Judas Iscariot (d. 30 A.d.); Disciples, Twelve
First Line: O'er her dear babe she leaned with watchful care
Last Line: "forgive them for they know not what they do""?"
Subject(s): Apostles; Betrayal; Bible; Judas Iscariot (d. 30 A.d.); Disciples, Twelve
O'er her dear babe she leaned with watchful care,
Thanked God for the great gift of Motherhood,
Dreamed all her dreams fulfilled, saw how wise, good,
And strong her son would grow with years. Would there
Be one, indeed, who might with him compare?
O Mother of Iscariot, how could
God bless thee more, since in Christ's Brotherhood
Thy son shall leader be, His Lordship share?
It is finished! The Christ is crucified!
Dead, too, that one by whom He was betrayed!
O Mother's grief that Mary never knew,
O stricken heart, that more than Death hath tried,
What were our hope, or help, had He not prayed,
"Forgive them for they know not what they do"?
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