Wouldst thou learn so speedily,
Pain to try,
To heave a sigh?
Sleep, for thou shalt see the day
Of dire scath,
Of dreadful death,
To bitter scorn and shame a prey.
Rays now round thy brow extend,
But in the end
A crown of cruel thorns shall bend.
Wouldst thou learn so speedily,
Pain to try,
To heave a sigh?
Sleep, for thou shalt see the day
Of dire scath,
Of dreadful death,
To bitter scorn and shame a prey.
Rays now round thy brow extend,
But in the end
A crown of cruel thorns shall bend.