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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Bible in Poetry: Gospel of St. Mark (Chapter 15)</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">As morning came, the whole Sanhedrin crowd-<br>Chief priests, elders and scribes, held a council; <br>They bound and handed him o’er to Pilate; <br>When Pilate asked, “Are you the king of Jews? ”<br>He said to him in reply, “You say so! ”<br>The chief priests accused Him of many things; <br>And Pilate asked Him, “Have you an answer? <br>How many things they accuse you of, Look! ”<br>But Pilate was amazed as He didn’t talk.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">They used to free a prisoner on feast days.<br>A murderer called Barabbas was brought in<br>From prison with rebels, for murder crimes; <br>The crowd pressed Pilate do as was custom; <br>Pilate asked, “Shall I free the ‘King of Jews’? ”<br>He knew the chief priests had envy on Him.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">They made the crowd to free just Barabbas.<br>“What should I do with Jesus? ” asked Pilate.<br>They shouted together, “Crucify Him.”<br>“What evil has this man done? asked Pilate.<br>They shouted still loudly, “Crucify Him.”<br>Pilate freed the murderer, Barabbas.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He ordered Jesus to be scourged and led; <br>The soldiers took Him to the praetorium; <br>In purple clothed, a crown of thorns was placed, <br>Atop His head and they saluted Him, <br>“Hail, king of Jews and struck his head by reed.”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">They spat on Him, knelt as if in homage: <br>They mocked at Him and stripped Him off his cloak; <br>They dressed Him in his own clothes and led Him.<br>A Cyrenian passer-by, Simon<br>Was made to help Him to carry the cross; <br>They brought him to Golgotha, ‘Place of skull’! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">They gave Him wine with myrrh which He didn’t take; <br>They cast lots for his clothes; crucified Him, <br>At nine o’clock in the morning that day.<br>‘The King of Jews’ was inscribed on the cross.<br>Two robbers too were crucified with Him.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Some passed by Him and said, “The man who said<br>He would destroy the temple and rebuild<br>In three days’ time. Save yourself and come down”<br>Let Messiah come down from cross alive, <br>So that we may believe He’s king of Jews! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">At noon, the land was covered by darkness<br>Till three in the afternoon, when He died.<br>He cried aloud, “Eloi, Eloi, lema<br>Sabachthani, meaning, ‘my God, my God, <br>Why hast thou forsaken me in this way? ”<br>Some by-standers said, “He calls Elijah! ”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">One soaked a sponge in vinegar and held<br>It up to Him to drink, upon a reed.<br>Jesus uttered a loud cry, breathed His last.<br>The veil of sanctuary was torn in two.<br>A centurion who witnessed how he died<br>Remarked, “Truly, this was the Son of God! ”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Some women stood looking from a distance; <br>Mary Magdalene and Mary were there; <br>They’d followed Him from Galilee slowly.<br>Some women came from Jerusalem too.<br>When evening came, the day before Sabbath, <br>Joseph of Arimathea met Pilate<br>And requested for Jesus’ body! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">But Pilate was amazed that He had died; <br>Joseph brought linen cloth and wrapped Him up.<br>They laid Him in a tomb hewn out of rock! <br>A stone was rolled across the entrance then.<br>Both Marys watched where Jesus’ body lay! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=369786" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Copyright by Dr John Celes 5-20-2007</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><a href="http://poems.citatepedia.com/">poem</a> by <strong><a rel="author" href="http://authors.citatepedia.com/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a></strong></div>