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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Poem by L.M.Hollingworth — Borrowed


They borrowed a bed to lay His head,
When Christ the Lord came down;
They borrowed an ass in the mountain pass
For Him to ride to town.
            But the crown that He wore
            And the cross that He bore
                        Were His own.

He borrowed the bread when the crowd He fed
On the grassy mountain side;
He borrowed the dish of broken fish
With which He satisfied.
            But the crown that He wore
            And the cross that He bore
                        Were His own.

He borrowed the ship in which to sit
To teach the multitude,
He borrowed the nest in which to rest,
He never had a home as rude,
            But the crown that He wore
            And the cross that He bore
                        Were His own.

He borrowed a room on the way to the tomb,
The passover lamb to eat.
They borrowed a cave, for Him a grave,
They borrowed a winding sheet.
            But the crown that He wore
            And the cross that He bore
                        Were His own.

The thorns on His head were worn in my stead,
For me the Saviour died;
For the guilt of my sin the nails drove in
When Him they crucified.
            Though the crown that He wore
            And the cross that He bore
                        Were His own.
They rightly were mine.

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