Classic Poem

" And He has risen! " O my God, my Lord,
When shall I cease to pierce Thy heart with woe?
For all my life I've wandered to and fro
From sin to sin, and Thou hast kept strict ward
And watch upon me, staying Thy dread sword
Of justice o'er me. Even now I know,
Though I have washed where the clear waters flow
From out Thy rock, my heart is with a cord
Bound fast to sin. " And He is Christ indeed! "
And all His brightness makes me feel my sin;
For as He brightens, I grow darker still —
A spot upon Christ's sun; yet, in my need
For me He's risen! I will enter in
His joyful heart, and wait His holy will!