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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HELPLESSNESS, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Inpatience as in labour must thou be
Last Line: Were nailed unto a tree.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Religion; Theology
First Line: Inpatience as in labour must thou be
Last Line: Were nailed unto a tree.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Religion; Theology
In patience as in labour must thou be
A follower of Me,
Whose hands and feet, when most I wrought for thee,
Were nailed unto a tree.
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