In the stress of expectation

In the stress of expectation,
Jesus feared his coming fate,
here in anxiousness he waited
unjust judgement of the state:
but then fired with righteous anger
brought the hypocrites to book,
challenging their suppositions,
then disarming with a look.

Verses 2-3 follow

Tune: CALON LAN
Metre: 8.7.8.7D

Andrew Pratt (born 1948)

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