Poems (Blake)/Easter

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EASTER.
Twice from Judea's sunset skies The shades of darkness crept,To hide from Mary's weeping eyes The place where Jesus slept.Gathered the gloom of grief and pain The sorrowing earth above,Since Christ on Calvary's Mount was slain And Death had conquered Love.
But when the dawning blushed once more Across the brow of Night,What glory all unknown before Flashed with its golden light;What sudden joy, what sweet amaze, Made eloquent its breath?T' was Earth which sang its Maker's praise, For Love had conquered Death!
O Power supreme! O Love divine, Who stooped from heavenly bliss,From that sweet world where all was Thine, To taste the woe of this! ​O God triumphant, who didst break The chains of sin for me,Look down and bid my spirit wake And rise to life with Thee!
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