<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=372364" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Holy Cross That Jesus Bore …</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Holy Cross set mankind free<br>From mortal sins of every kind, <br>When Jesus died upon this tree, <br>And paid price with His precious blood! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The flaying and abuses hurled<br>Left gashes deep upon His back, <br>With burning pain, no man can bear, <br>And yet, our living God does care! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And every time that Jesus fell<br>Reminds the weight of mankind’s sins<br>Became more than, He could carry, <br>Trudging His way to Calvary! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The nails we drove into His Hands<br>Were sins that God for man forbade; <br>Excruciating pain, they caused<br>As bones were broken with blood-spurt! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The crown of thorns were sins of mine<br>Like jealousy, ego and pride, <br>And vanity of kings futile, <br>That pierced His scalp and drew out blood! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Those desperate moments of Christ<br>As ebbing life and untold pain<br>Upon Him seized, were caused by sins<br>That we repeatedly commit.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Each dropp of bloody sweat that fell<br>From brow of head of Jesus Christ, <br>As shock and pain engulfed His mind<br>That witnessed ruthlessness of men! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The words of wisdom, Jesus spoke<br>Despite His sorrow-afilled heart<br>Are exemplary and so strange<br>Revealing love of God boundless.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Holy Cross has set us free<br>From punishments for sins truly; <br>Repent, we must for each folly, <br>And enter Heaven’s life jolly! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Forgive us Lord for sins galore; <br>That we commit so stupidly, <br>Although we know that You detest<br>And fail so many times Your test.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">O God of love and rod so stern! <br>We thank You for sending Your Son, <br>Who saved us all from fire of hell<br>‘Spare us, O Lord; Spare thy people! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Copyright by Dr John Celes 3-20-2009</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=372364" data-title="The Holy Cross That Jesus Bore … de John Celes" data-description="The Holy Cross set mankind free From mortal sins of every kind, When Jesus died upon this tree, And paid price with His precious blood! The flaying and abuses hurled Left gashes deep upon His back, With burning pain, no man can bear, And yet..."></div> </div> </div>

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