231. C. M. Christian Psalmist.
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Adams, John G. (John Greenleaf) and Chapin, E. H. (Edwin Hubbell)
The Crucifixion of Christ.
1Behold the Saviour on the cross,
A spectacle of woe!
See from his agonizing wounds
The blood incessant flow;
2Till death's pale ensigns o'er his cheek
And trembling lips were spread;
Till light forsook his closing eyes,
And life his drooping head.
3'Tis finished--the Messiah dies
For sins, but not his own;
The great redemption is complete,
And death is overthrown.
4'Tis finished--ritual worship ends,
And Gospel ages run;
All old things now are past away,
A new world is begun.