"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." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A COMPARISON OF THE LIFE OF MAN by RICHARD BARNFIELD TO MY OLD COAT by PIERRE JEAN DE BERANGER MOONSTRUCK by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 8 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 31 by BLISS CARMAN |