Kenneth LEIGHTON - Christ in the garden (from 'Crucifixus pro nobis')

Look how he glows for heat!
What flames come from his eyes!
Tis blood that he does sweat.
Blood his bright forehead dyes:
See, see! It trickles down;
Look, how it showers amain!
Through every pore
His blood runs oer,
And empty leaves each vein.
His very heart
Burns in each part;
A fire his breast doth sear:
For all this flame,
To cool the same
He only breathes a sigh, and weeps a tear.

Patrick Carey

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