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The Height of Hypocrisy

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 12, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 50.

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The Height of Hypocrisy

By DELWIN REES BUCKNER

DELWIN REES BUCKNER
THE thorn-crowned Saviour writhes in keenest pain; But little care the jealous Jews, who hail Their King with scorn, and chuckle at the sale Base Judas made, till mockery is vain; For on the cross the Lamb of God hangs slain. And still, meanwhile, all nature seems to quail Before the Father's wrath, and e'en the veil In the once-valid temple tears in twain.
Now draws the Sabbath on; so with a spear A heartless soldier thrusts the breathless breast; The smitten Lord is loosened from the cross. But what hypocrisy! The rulers fear To desecrate creation’s hallowed rest, But do not hesitate to kill its Lord.
Solís, Argentina.