Chapter 22
mediation after st anselm if thou lord god willest to judge this thy very piteous clay which to save christ did not grudge his last dying i shall say lord i interpose christ's death twixt these children and thy wrath then if thou shouldst say their shame is as scarlet in mine eyes i shall ask who took their blame look lord on this sacrifice is thy son's blood not more bright which hath washed their scarlet white then if thou thy wrath shouldst keep and thy gaze shouldst still avert from thy son's most pitious sheep i shall ask who bear the hurt i present christ's death and pain twixt thine anger and these men lord they die by millions and they look to thee take thought this dear flock that is thy sons by the richest ransom bought see thy dead son lies between thee the high judge and their sin this recording is in the public domain
