Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE VIGIL OF GOOD FRIDAY, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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THE VIGIL OF GOOD FRIDAY, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: What of the night? 'tis dark
Last Line: Love weeps for thee.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Good Friday; Holidays; Holy Week


What of the Night? 'Tis dark;
The fatal word
Awakes the warning bird;
For hark
(O Christ, is Faith forgot?)
"I know Him not!"

What of the night? 'Tis cold;
But throngs accurst
Deep-gorge their crimson thirst.
O Christ, again forsworn,
Is Hope forlorn?

What of the night? 'Tis dead!
The darker day
Approaching, terror-gray
She fled.
O Christ! its perjury
Love weeps for Thee.





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