Grief of Christ

by David L. Croft

Grief of Christ the Son of God as He was dying on the cross is the subject of this Christian poem taken from Mark 15:1-41. Another in the series of Inspirational Christian Poetry focuses on the cruel suffering of the Son of God, the Prince of Glory. It is a somber reflection on the grief that Christ suffered to pay for our sins.

Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Mark 15:34

Oh Grief That Knows No Measure

Oh grief that knows no bound or measure
Night that knows no stain of day
Come visit here the Lord's displeasure
See the guilt of sin arrayed
The King the Prince of glory wearing
On His wounded blessed head
A cruel crown of thorns and bearing
Sovereign wrath uncomforted

He came, but to His own despisèd,
Though their long awaited King
The elders, envying, devisèd
To complete His suffering
And Pilate to his soldiers handed
To endure their final ill,
He Whom the angel hosts commanded
To fulfill the Father's will

O heavens bend your ears and ponder
At your Maker's mournèd cries
O vast creation gaze and wonder
As the Son, Sustainer, Sighs
The curtain in the temple rended
Portent signs, all stilled and awed,
As here, His earthen sorrow ended,
Dies the King, the Son of God

Grief of Christ

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