The Choice of The Cross

Hard it is , very hard ,
To Calvary , to redeem mankind ;far better
To make but one resplendent miracle ,
Lean through the cloud , lift the right hand of power
And with a sudden lightning smite the world perfect .
Yet this was not God’s way , Who had the power ,
But set it by , choosing the cross ,the thorn ,
The sorrowful wounds , something supreme ,
That power destroys in passing ,something supreme ,
To whose great value in the eyes of God
That cross , that thorn , and those five wounds bear witness .
Jan bagwell