Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903.
By John Donne (1573–1631)Christ the Judge
| WHAT if this present were the world’s last night? | |
| Mark in my heart, O Soul, where thou dost dwell, | |
| The picture of Christ crucified, and tell | |
| Whether His countenance can thee affright? | |
| Tears in His eyes quench the amazing light; | 5 |
| Blood fills His frowns which from His pierced head fell. | |
| And can that tongue adjudge thee unto hell | |
| Which prayed forgiveness for His foes’ fierce spite? | |