Christ in the Wilderness

Christ in the Wilderness by Stanley Spencer

Christ in the Wilderness

©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson

Larger than life am I, thy Lord, and yet

I too must wander in the wilderness,

must wield the crushing weight of man's distress,

must cleanse the fallen earth in blood and sweat.

Until my vow to save and bless is met,

such godly power in me I do repress

as would escape the pain and wretchedness

that summon me to pay my brother's debt.

There is no gentler sacrifice for me;

of my own will, I drink the bitter cup.

For I must conquer death to set men free,

that all the world, through me, be lifted up.

My life I lay down gladly to this end

and hope that every soul might call me Friend.

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