Wednesday, March 18, 2009

MY GOD! MY GOD!

My God! My God!
Why have you forsaken me?
Why must I bare it alone?
And now, your face in darkness hides
My broken heart I lift to you.

My God! My God!
The agony of death is near.
The mocking throngs surround.
I am a worm, the man of sorrows
My nail-pierced hands I raise to you.

My God! My God!
This cup of death I'm drinking
My strength is drained within.
But if your wrath for sin is quelled
My precious blood I offer you.

My God! My God!
I lay me in the dust of death.
The weight of sin has bound me
But if the Serpent's head be crushed,
A ransomed Church will praise you.
--B. Pent

1 comment:

K.R. Pent said...

I like this one, Dad. I like how you go a little bit into describing the agony the few words we have of Jesus' prayer portray.