The poetical works of Robert Stephen Hawker Edited from the original manuscripts and annotated copies together with a prefatory notice and bibliography by Alfred Wallis |
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THE KISS OF JUDAS.
Hail! Master mine!—so did the viper hiss,
When, with false fang and stealthy crawl, he came
And scorched Messiah's cheek with that vile kiss
He deemed would sojourn there—a brand of shame.
When, with false fang and stealthy crawl, he came
And scorched Messiah's cheek with that vile kiss
He deemed would sojourn there—a brand of shame.
Ah, no! not long!—for soon, and face to face
With his world-shouldering Cross, Lord Jesu stood.
All hail! He said; and, with a proud embrace,
Fastened the traitor's kiss to that forgiving wood!
With his world-shouldering Cross, Lord Jesu stood.
All hail! He said; and, with a proud embrace,
Fastened the traitor's kiss to that forgiving wood!
1841.
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