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The Sacrifice by George Herbert

No Calvin today. This poem by George Herbert  dovetails well with tomorrow's sermon on Mark 15 and fits my sober frame of mind after yesterday's tragedy in Connecticut. It's long but I hope you will read the whole thing. It's worth it. O H all ye , who passe by, whose eyes and minde To worldly things are sharp, but to me blinde; To me, who took eyes that I might you finde: Was ever grief like mine? The Princes of my people make a head Against their Maker: they do wish me dead, Who cannot wish, except I give them bread; Was ever grief like mine? Without me each one, who doth now me brave, Had to this day been an Egyptian slave. They use that power against me, which I gave: Was ever grief like mine? Mine own Apostle, who the bag did beare, Though he had all I had, did not forbeare To sell me also, and to put me there...