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Ah, holy Jesus,how hast thou offended?
That man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected
O most afflicted
Who was the guilty?
Who brought this upon thee?
Alas, my treason, Jesus hath undone thee!
'Twas I, Lord Jesus,I it was denied thee
I crucified thee
Lo,the Good Shepherd for his sheep is offered;
Thy slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered
For man's attonement, while he nothing heedeth
God interceedth.
For me, kind Jesus, was thy incarnation;
Thy mortal sorrow, thy life's obligation;
Thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion,
For my salvation
Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,
I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee,
Think on thy pity and thy love unswerving,
Not my deserving.
Johann Heermann 1585-1647
translated by Robert S. Bridges
1844-1930
The picture that is on this page, was sent to me from Melody
Warren,while visiting her page I was struck by this picture.
A very dear friend of hers, Lucy Bittner gave it to her.
When I asked permission to use it to my disbelief Melody told
me that it was a gift to her,a gift from God, and therefore a
a gift to me,and I was free to use it.
I consulted with Melody on the verse that should be placed
with this picture and both Melody and I agreed that this was
the verse for the picture. It was a choice of two.
A special thanks to Melody.Please visit her page at
YESHUA MESSIAH
Check out "The Garden" where you will find Melody's Poetry.
Here is a little bit of history on the picture.
Maybe you can help.
The original - which Lucy has - was painted on green
cloth and is dated 1630.
It was rolled and given to her from a Catholic widow whose
daughter is a nun. On the cloth are also these words:
Imprimatum
16. X 30. + georgius
Eppus Curiensis
If anyone out there knows Latin Melody would be very
grateful if you would email her the translation.
To email Melody
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