. The life of our Saviour Jesus Christ : three hundred and sixty-five compositions from the four Gospels. ME ONE HOUR? 97 picture the Scwioiir is represented at the culminating monietit when all the approaching suf-ferings of His Passion and dealli, aggravated bv the ingratitude ofnianli ind, rise up before Himin all their awful reality. Angels now appeared to Him, each one bringing vividly before Himsome one particu-lar agony whichHe zvoiild have toendure; the circlesthev form as theymove si 0w I yabout His pros-trate Figure sha-dow forth onean g 11 is II a f t c ranother with cruelrelent les


. The life of our Saviour Jesus Christ : three hundred and sixty-five compositions from the four Gospels. ME ONE HOUR? 97 picture the Scwioiir is represented at the culminating monietit when all the approaching suf-ferings of His Passion and dealli, aggravated bv the ingratitude ofnianli ind, rise up before Himin all their awful reality. Angels now appeared to Him, each one bringing vividly before Himsome one particu-lar agony whichHe zvoiild have toendure; the circlesthev form as theymove si 0w I yabout His pros-trate Figure sha-dow forth onean g 11 is II a f t c ranother with cruelrelent les s n is the cupwhich fesus praysHis Father « // //be possible to re-move from Hiin>^:but all the timeHe knows fullivell that He mustdrink it and thatto the very lastdrop; His soul shudders at the thought; His heart is breaking: the tears gush forth abundantly, and, in theextremity of His anguish, He falls prostrate upon the ground, whilst His features, Hislimbs and His garments, with the rock on ivhich He lies, are stained ivith His sweat, -whichis « as it were great drops of blood »,. Could ye no! wnlch iLith mc hour { Could ye not watch with me one hour? Saint Matthew — Chap. 26


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