Leighton, Kenneth: Crucifixus pro nobis II: Christ in the garden
Crucifixus pro nobis II: Christ in the garden, Op. 38 (1961)
Look how he glows for heat!
What flames come from his eyes!
’Tis blood that he does sweat.
Blood his bright forehead dyes:
See, see! It trickles down;
Look, how it showers amain!
Through every pore
His blood runs o’er,
And empty leaves each vein.
His very heart
Burns in each part;
A fire his breast doth sear:
For all this flame,
To cool the same
He only breathes a sigh, and weeps a tear.