Am I a stone and not a sheep
\nThat I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross,
\nTo number drop by drop Thy blood\u2019s slow loss,
\nAnd yet not weep?<\/p>\n
Not so those women loved
\nWho with exceeding grief lamented Thee;
\nNot so fallen Peter weeping bitterly;
\nNot so the thief was moved;<\/p>\n
Not so the sun and moon
\nWhich hid their faces in a starless sky,
\nA horror of great darkness at broad noon\u2014
\nI, only I.<\/p>\n
Yet give not o\u2019er,
\nBut seek Thy sheep, true Shepherd of the flock;
\nGreater than Moses, turn and look once more
\nAnd smite a rock.<\/p>\n
Christina Rossetti<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Am I a stone and not a sheep That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross, To number drop by drop Thy blood\u2019s slow loss, And yet not weep? Not so those women loved Who with exceeding grief lamented Thee; Not so fallen Peter weeping bitterly; Not so the thief was moved; Not so … <\/p>\n