Golgotha

John Todhunter 1839 (Dublin) – 1916



1.

On his cross still hangs the Saviour,
Bears our sins in dreadful sum,
Eighteen centuries and three quarters,
Yet his kingdom is not come.

2.

"It is finished!" Was it finished
When thy path of pain was trod?
Thou didst bear the sins of mortals,
Who shall bear the sins of God?

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 283
Words 56
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

John Todhunter

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