III

When in Thy thirst, men heard Thee call,

Thy lips were drenched with bitter gall;

And to Thine ears the words were borne

Of blasphemy and ribald scorn.

IV

Thy hands and feet with nails were riven,

The spear into Thy side was driven;—

O Christ, when dying on the tree,

How great the pain Thou bor’st for me!