O GLADNESS! that suspend\u2019st belief
For fear that rapture dreams;
Thou also hast the tears of grief,
And failst in wild extreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tho\u2019 Peter make a clam\u2019rous din,
Will he thy doubts destroy?
Will little Rhoda let him in,
Incredulous with joy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And thus thro\u2019 gladness and surprize
The saints their Saviour treat;
Nor will they trust their ears and eyes
But by his hands and feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These hands of lib\u2019ral love indeed
In infinite degree,
Those feet still frank to move and bleed
For millions and for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A watch, to slavish duty train\u2019d,
Was set by spiteful care,
Lest what the sepulchre contain\u2019d
Should find alliance there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Herodians came to seal the stone
With Pilate\u2019s gracious leave,
Lest dead and friendless, and alone,
Should all their skill deceive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O dead arise! O friendless stand
By seraphim ador\u2019d\u2014
O solitude! again command
Thy host from heav\u2019n restor\u2019d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> The Resurrection
Master of the Osservanza, tempera on wood panel, ca. between 1440 and 1445 pic.twitter.com\/ZlFsVF0Lsw<\/a><\/p>— David Metcalfe (@davidbmetcalfe) December 9, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>