The Deed

The Deed written by William Henry Davies

From "The Loneliest Mountain", 1939

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When I, made merry with the wine,
Had left my roystering band,
I saw a cold and boneless man -
No poorer in the land;
And, gathering all my money left,
I filled his trembling hand.

But who looked into his father's eyes -
Whose was the voice of pain?
'If he had done this thing,' said Christ,
'With his clear heart and brain -
Could I not bear a second Cross,
And die for Man again?'

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