SermonStudio
Sunday of the Passion
Poems
A GOSPEL TREASURY
Poems Based on Lectionary Gospels
In the shadows of the garden
kneels the darker shadow yet
of a man upon his knees
in agony of bloody sweat.
As he kneels, a bloody specter,
mocking, comes before his eyes
of a cruel Roman cross to
torment him in his demise.
In humility he prays with such
a heart afflicted plea,
'Father, if it be Thy will,
remove this suffering from me.'
Yet the ending of his prayer
reflects the faithful, loving Son
as he ends his pained petition
saying, 'Let Thy will be done.'
All the depths of human anguish
kneels the darker shadow yet
of a man upon his knees
in agony of bloody sweat.
As he kneels, a bloody specter,
mocking, comes before his eyes
of a cruel Roman cross to
torment him in his demise.
In humility he prays with such
a heart afflicted plea,
'Father, if it be Thy will,
remove this suffering from me.'
Yet the ending of his prayer
reflects the faithful, loving Son
as he ends his pained petition
saying, 'Let Thy will be done.'
All the depths of human anguish