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Lo�察�I have found no cause of death in him��
I will chastise him�察�and then let him go。
THE PEOPLE�察�more vehemently。
Crucify him� �crucify him��
A MESSENGER�察�to PILATE。
Thy wife sends
This message to thee��Have thou naught to do
With that just man�察�for I this day in dreams
Have suffered many things because of him。
PILATE�察�aside。
The Gods speak to us in our dreams� �I tremble
At what I have to do� �O Claudia��
How shall I save him�拭 �Yet one effort more��
Or he must perish��
Washes his hands before them。
I am innocent
Of the blood of this just person�察�see ye to it��
THE PEOPLE。
Let his blood be on us and on our children��
VOICES�察�within the palace。
Put on thy royal robes�察�put on thy crown��
And take thy sceptre� �Hail�察�thou King of the Jews��
PILATE。
I bring him forth to you�察�that ye may know
I find no fault in him。 Behold the man��
CHRISTUS is led in with the purple robe and crown of thorns。
CHIEF PRIESTS and OFFICERS。
Crucify him� �crucify him��
PILATE。
Take ye him��
I find no fault in him。
CHIEF PRIESTS。
We have a Law��
And by our Law he ought to die�察�because
He made himself to be the Son of God。
PILATE�察�aside。
Ah� �there are Sons of God�察�and demigods
More than ye know�察�ye ignorant High´Priests��
To CHRISTUS。
Whence art thou��
CHIEF PRIESTS。
Crucify him� �crucify him��
PILATE�察�to CHRISTUS。
Dost thou not answer me�拭 �Dost thou not know
That I have power enough to crucify thee��
That I have also power to set thee free��
CHRISTUS。
Thou couldst have no power at all against me
Except that it were given thee from above��
Therefore hath he that sent me unto thee
The greater sin。
CHIEF PRIESTS。
If thou let this man go��
Thou art not Caesar's friend。 For whosoever
Maketh himself a King�察�speaks against Caesar。
PILATE。
Ye Jews�察�behold your King��
CHIEF PRIESTS。
Away with him��
Crucify him��
PILATE。
Shall I crucify your King��
CHIEF PRIESTS。
We have no King but Caesar��
PILATE。
Take him�察�then��
Take him�察�ye cruel and bloodthirsty priests��
More merciless than the plebeian mob��
Who pity and spare the fainting gladiator
Blood´stained in Roman amphitheatres��
Take him�察�and crucify him if ye will��
But if the immortal Gods do ever mingle
With the affairs of mortals�察�which I doubt not��
And hold the attribute of justice dear��
They will commission the Eumenides
To scatter you to the four winds of heaven��
Exacting tear for tear�察�and blood for blood。
Here�察�take ye this inscription�察�Priests�察�and nail it
Upon the cross�察�above your victim's head��
Jesus of Nazareth�察�King of the Jews。
CHIEF PRIESTS。
Nay�察�we entreat� �write not�察�the King of the Jews��
But that he said�此�I am the King of the Jews��
PILATE。
Enough。 What I have written�察�I have written。
IX
ACELDAMA
JUDAS ISCARIOT。
Lost� �Lost� �Forever lost� �I have betrayed
The innocent blood� �O God� �if thou art love��
Why didst thou leave me naked to the tempter��
Why didst thou not commission thy swift lightning
To strike me dead�拭�or why did I not perish
With those by Herod slain�察�the innocent children��
Who went with playthings in their little hands
Into the darkness of the other world��
As if to bed�拭 �Or wherefore was I born��
If thou in thy foreknowledge didst perceive
All that I am�察�and all that I must be��
I know I am not generous�察�am not gentle��
Like other men�察�but I have tried to be��
And I have failed。 I thought by following him
I should grow like him�察�but the unclean spirit
That from my childhood up hath tortured me
Hath been too cunning and too strong for me��
Am I to blame for this�拭 �Am I to blame
Because I cannot love�察�and ne'er have known
The love of woman or the love of children��
It is a curse and a fatality��
A mark that hath been set upon my forehead��
That none shall slay me�察�for it were a mercy
That I were dead�察�or never had been born。
Too late� �too late� �I shall not see Him more
Among the living。 That sweet�察�patient face
Will never more rebuke me�察�nor those lips
Repeat the words�此�One of you shall betray me��
It stung me into madness。 How I loved��
Yet hated Him�此�But in the other world��
I will be there before Him�察�and will wait
Until he comes�察�and fall down on my knees
And kiss his feet�察�imploring pardon�察�pardon��
I heard Him say�此�All sins shall be forgiven��
Except the sin against the Holy Ghost。
That shall not be forgiven in this world��
Nor in the world to come。 Is that my sin��
Have I offended so there is no hope
Here nor hereafter�拭 �That I soon shall know。
O God�察�have mercy� �Christ have mercy on me��
Throws himself headlong from the cliff。
X
THE THREE CROSSES
MANAHEM�察�THE ESSENIAN。
Three crosses in this noonday night uplifted��
Three human figures that in mortal pain
Gleam white against the supernatural darkness��
Two thieves�察�that writhe in torture�察�and between them
The Suffering Messiah�察�the Son of Joseph��
Ay�察�the Messiah Triumphant�察�Son of David��
A crown of thorns on that dishonored head��
Those hands that healed the sick now pierced with nails��
Those feet that wandered homeless through the world
Now crossed and bleeding�察�and at rest forever��
And the three faithful Maries�察�overwhelmed
By this great sorrow�察�kneeling�察�praying weeping��
O Joseph Caiaphas�察�thou great High´Priest
How wilt thou answer for this deed of blood��
SCRIBES and ELDERS。
Thou that destroyest the Temple�察�and dost build it
In three days�察�save thyself�察�and if thou be
The Son of God�察�come down now from the cross。
CHIEF PRIESTS。
Others he saved�察�himself he cannot save��
Let Christ the King of Israel descend
That we may see and believe��
SCRIBES and ELDERS。
In God he trusted��
Let Him deliver him�察�if He will have him��
And we will then believe。
CHRISTUS。
Father� �forgive them��
They know not what they do。
THE IMPENITENT THIEF。
If thou be Christ��
Oh save thyself and us��
THE PENITENT THIEF。
Remember me��
Lord�察�when thou comest into thine own kingdom。
CHRISTUS。
This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise。
MANAHEN。
Golgotha� �Golgotha� �Oh the pain and darkness��
Oh the uplifted cross�察�that shall forever
Shine through the darkness�察�and shall conquer pain
By the triumphant memory of this hour��
SIMON MAGUS。
O Nazarene� �I find thee here at last��
Thou art no more a phantom unto me��
This is the end of one who called himself
The Son of God� �Such is the fate of those
Who preach new doctrines。 'T is not what he did��
But what he said�察�hath brought him unto this。
I will speak evil of no dignitaries。
This is my hour of triumph�察�Nazarene��
THE YOUNG RULER。
This is the end of him who said to me��
Sell that thou hast�察�and give unto the poor��
This is the treasure in heaven he promised me��
CHRISTUS。
Eloi�察�Eloi�察�lama sabachthani��
A SOLDIER�察�preparing the hyssop。
He calleth for Elias��
ANOTHER。
Nay�察�let be��
See if Elias will now come to save him��
CHRISTUS。
I thirst。
A SOLDIER。
Give him the wormwood��
CHRISTUS�察�with a loud cry�察�bowing his head。
It is finished��
XI
THE TWO MARIES
MARY MAGDALENE。
We have risen early�察�yet the sun
O'ertakes us ere we reach the sepulchre��
To wrap the body of our blessed Lord
With our sweet spices。
MARY�察�MOTHER OF JAMES。
Lo�察�this is the garden��
And yonder is the sepulchre。 But who
Shall roll away the stone for us to enter��
MARY MAGDALENE。
It hath been rolled away� �The sepulchre
Is open� �Ah�察�who hath been here before us��
When we rose early�察�wishing to be first��
MARY�察�MOTHER OF JAMES。
I am affrighted��
MARY MAGDALENE。
Hush� �I will stoop down
And look within。 There is a young man sitting
On the right side�察�clothed in a long white garment��
It is an angel��
THE ANGEL。
Fear not�察�ye are seeking
Jesus of Nazareth�察�which was crucified。
Why do ye seek the living among the dead��
He is no longer here�察�He is arisen��
Come see the place where the Lord lay� �Remember
How He spake unto you in Galilee��
Saying�此�The Son of Man must be delivered
Into the hands of sinful men�察�by them
Be crucified�察�and the third day rise again��
But go your way�察�and say to his disciples��
He goeth before you into Galilee��
There shall ye see Him as He said to you。
MARY�察�MOTHER OF JAMES。
I will go swiftly for them。
MARY MAGDALENE�察�alone�察�weeping。
They have taken
My Lord away from me�察�and now I know not
Where they have laid Him� �Who is there to tell me��
This is the gardener。 Surely he must know。
CHRISTUS。
Woman�察�why weepest thou�拭 �Whom seekest thou��
MARY MAGDALENE。
They have taken my Lord away�察�I cannot find Him。
O sir�察�if thou have borne Him hence�察�I pray thee
Tell me where thou hast laid Him。
CHRISTUS。
Mary��
MARY MAGDALENE。
Rabboni��
XII
THE SEA OF GALILEE
NATHANIEL�察�in the ship。
All is now ended。
JOHN。
Nay�察�He is arisen��
I ran unto the tomb�察�and stooping down
Looked in�察�and saw the linen grave´clothes lying��
Yet dared not enter。
PETER。
I went in�察�and saw
The napkin that had been about his head��
Not lying with the other linen clothes��
But wrapped together in a separate place。
THOMAS。
And I have seen Him。 I have seen the print
Of nails upon his hands�察�and thrust my hands
Into hi