. Waiting at the cross; a book of devotion. us the deep skillredemptive, When curse by curse is cured, and dying makesthe dead live ? A tree in Eden bore the seed of sins estrange-ment ; A tree on Calvary, loves red vintage of atone-ment : From that, the first-born Adam plucked sinswoe eternal, From this, the second Adam gave Gods giftsupernal. A thorn from earth upspringing was the curseprimeval; A thorn in crown inwrought procured that woesremoval: THE MOURNER AT THE CROSS. 153 By sweat of brow, to fallen man his bread wasgiven ; By bloody sweat of Gethsemane, the bread ofheaven. 0 tree of d
. Waiting at the cross; a book of devotion. us the deep skillredemptive, When curse by curse is cured, and dying makesthe dead live ? A tree in Eden bore the seed of sins estrange-ment ; A tree on Calvary, loves red vintage of atone-ment : From that, the first-born Adam plucked sinswoe eternal, From this, the second Adam gave Gods giftsupernal. A thorn from earth upspringing was the curseprimeval; A thorn in crown inwrought procured that woesremoval: THE MOURNER AT THE CROSS. 153 By sweat of brow, to fallen man his bread wasgiven ; By bloody sweat of Gethsemane, the bread ofheaven. 0 tree of death ! whose poison still our race is stinging, 1 find thy baleful seeds within my heart fresh springing; O tree of life ! with grace and peace and mercybending, Drop down on me thy precious balm of healthunending. And when sins thorn reminds me of my naturesevil, And when I sweat and faint in guilts remorsefultravail, O Saviour! turn thy thorn-pierced brow uponmy spirit, And hide my sins deep wound in thy vicariousmerit Rev. A. J.
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