Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CRUCIFIXION, by FREDERICK GEORGE SCOTT


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CRUCIFIXION, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Lord, must I bear the whole of it
Last Line: "only the spear-point in a broken heart."
Alternate Author Name(s): Scott, F. G.
Subject(s): Crucifixion; Jesus Christ = Suffering & Sacrifice; Jesus Christ - Crucifixion


"Lord, must I bear the whole of it, or none?"
"Even as I was crucified, My son."

"Will it suffice if I the thorn-crown wear?"
"To take the scourge, My shoulders were made bare."

"My hands, O Lord, must I be pierced in both?"
"Twain gave I to the hammer, nothing loth."

"But surely, Lord, my feet need not be nailed?"
"Had Mine not been, then love had not prevailed."

"What need I more, O Lord, to fill my part?"
"Only the spear-point in a broken heart."





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