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GOOD FRIDAY by KATHARINE TYNAN

First Line: GOOD FRIDAY IS A HEAVENLY DAY
Last Line: DIED—AND FORGAVE.
Subject(s): DEATH; EASTER; FORGIVENESS; GOOD FRIDAY; HOLIDAYS; HOLY WEEK; JESUS CHRIST; DEAD, THE; THE RESURRECTION; CLEMENCY;

GOOD FRIDAY is a heavenly day,
So bright, so fair, so still.
They slay the King of all the world
On a high hill.

The birds sing sweet and low,
With a most quiet mirth.
They scoop a hollow grave for Him,
The holiest head on earth.

Good Friday is a heavenly day,
New lights on earth and sky;
The day the Saviour of us all
Went forth to die.

Sweetly it rose and fell,
So calm, so light, so grave.
Christ Jesus, sacrificed for men,
Died—and forgave.



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