Poems of Yesupatham: 03/01/2010

The saddest journey from the mount of Olives,
Gethsemane to Golgotha in our history lives,
Jesus transformed love in to great passion,
Death on the cross detestable, yet chose crucifixion.

The prophet of the Old Testament portrayed,
The saga of the man who came to love mankind,
But man returned to him death,a wicked mind,
Of what sterner stuff man was made,Lo betrayed.

Oh ! what a prophesy Issaiah made years before,
Of one who had borne our griefs and sorrows,
Our transgressions and iniquities brought untold woes
His very wounds only healed us,we do doubly adore.

He was oppressed and he was afflicted,
Yet he opened not his mouth,though bruised,
He was taken as a lamb to the slaughter,
Deceit was never in his mouth,honesty ruled ever.

Cruel dogs surrounded, evil men encircled,
His hands and feet, they mercilessly pierced,
Darkness began to engulf,they divided his garment,
Also cast lots for his blood stained raiment.

Jesus saw the forth coming sorrow,no other way,
The festival of the passover just two days away,
The son of man shall be delivered and crucified,
With soul so heavy,mind restless he only sighed.

The Sanhedrin under the chief priest Caiaphas,
Decided together to wait for the passover to pass,
And then put him to death,likewise they thought,
If done before it seemed people might revolt.

Jesus was in Bethania with Simon the leper,
A woman with spikenard in a box of alabaster,
Came, poured it on Jesus' head without any stir,
Jesus said to his disciples not to trouble her.

You have the poor always with you,but not me,
As done on burial she did upon me,remember her,
Wheresoever this gospel is preached,she shall ever be,
This shall be told in memory of her for ever.

A great multitude of people came to see Lazarus,
Who was raised from the dead miraculously by Jesus,
They took branches of palm trees and cried,
' Hosanna ' that comes in the God's name is blessed.

Jesus found an young ass and sat on it,
Fear not daughters of Zion,King comes on colt,
Jesus was glorified and in him Father,
Pharisees saw the whole world to go after.

One of Twelve Judas Iscariot met the chief priest,
He worked out a deal to deliver Jesus Christ,
He consented for pieces of silver dirty thirty,
To betray the Master, he waited for an opportunity.

Disciples asked Jesus where he would eat the pasch,
Go to certain man in the city and ask
That the Master liked to eat pasch with him there,
The pasch as was fixed,the disciples did prepare.

In the evening he sat down with his disciples,
While they were eating he said to the apostles,
That one of you is about to betray me,
The disciples were troubled and did disagree.

'Is it I Lord?' oh,no they all did wish,
He that dips his hand and with me in the dish,
He shall betray me, but woe to that man,
Better for him,if that man had not been born.

'Is it I Rabbi' Judas in low voice asked,
' You have said ' Jesus in the positive replied,
The villain of peace stood unperturbed,
The force of darkness the Satan perplexed.

They were at supper, the last supper indeed,
But it was the First mass by Jesus so decreed,
Jesus took bread blessed and broke it,
And gave it to his disciples to eat that.

' Take and eat,this is my body ' Jesus said,
He took the chalice,gave thanks by endorsement,
' Drink all of this for this is my blood'
'For this is my blood of the New Testament.'

Do this in remembrance of me,for ever,
A new covenant of his blood and body,be sure
And wine and the bread in force,
Readied to wash feet with farewell discourse.

To wash the feet of his disciples he did start,
'Never to wash my feet' loved Simon Peter said,
Jesus replied,'If I wash you not,you 've no part'
Peter then asked to wash his feet,hands and head.

I set an example as Lord and Master,
'You also to wash one another's feet,none is taller,
The servant is not greater than his master,
Neither apostles,'You are clean but not all'other.

The blood shall be shed for remission of sins,
Do this in commemoration of me,herein,
He commanded to consecrate the sacrament,
The sacrament and the blood of the New Testament.

They went out to the mount Olives in dim light,
You shall be scandalized in me this night,
It is so written, I will strike the shepherd,
And the sheep of the flock shall be dispersed.

Peter said he shall never scandalize,
Before cock crows twice, he would deny thrice,
Though I should die with you I will never deny,
In like manner all his apostles said to die.

With his disciples Jesus marched to Gethsemane,
' I go yonder and pray ' the soul is in agony,
Watch with me, you stay here in this place,
Going at a stone throw,he fell upon his face.

Sadness and anguish, he felt overwhelming,
His sweat like drops of blood fell on the ground,
An angel of God comforted him,strength he found,
During his untold agony as he was praying.

'Abba' if it is possible let this chalice go,
Nevertheless, not as I will but as you will,Lo
He comes to the disciples,finds them asleep,
Could you not watch one hour without sleep.

Watch and pray that you enter not in to temptation,
The spirit wills but not the flesh what an aberration,
Again prayed,Father if this chalice not to pass away,
But I must drink it,'your will be done ' any way.

He comes again and sees them sleeping,
Self same words he prayed third time yet weeping,
He told the disciples, the hour is at hand,
Son of man to be handed over to sinners of the land.

Let us rise and go and as he yet spoke,
Judas with multitude of soldiers came to invoke,
Jesus, with swords and clubs sent by chief priest,
He gave sign to them how to distinguish Jesus Christ.

Whomsoever I shall kiss that is he,hold him up,
Judas came near' Hail Rabbi ' and kissed him,
Friend whereto are you come? then they came up,
Laid hands on Jesus and fast held him.

The Satan entered in to Judas, amiss,
'Judas do you betray the son of man with a kiss ? '
Kiss a sign of love subverted in to betrayal,
He deserved the central part of the fire the hell.

Peter cut off the right ear of the servant of priest,
All those who take sword perish with it said Christ,
Twenty legions of angels I could 've asked my Father,
Then how to fulfill the esteemed scripture ?

Priests and Pharisees came with lanterns,
Torches and weapons before it darkens,
' Whom do you seek?'Jesus asked and did see,
' Jesus of Nazareth ' Jesus replied 'That I am He '

You came out as it were to a robber, see
With swords and clubs to apprehend me,
The scripture of the prophets might be fulfilled.
Disciples all leaving Jesus alone they fled

The drama of Gethsemane came to simmers,
As Jesus experienced agony and blood sweat,
And prepared for his death and his arrest,
By the great multitude of Roman soldiers.

They held Jesus,led him to caiaphas the high priest,
In the court amid scribes and ancients stood Christ,
One false witness said that he would destroy the temple,
Of God and rebuild it within three days,Is it so simple?

The Sanhedrin the jewish court was corrupt,
Long before, the Sanhedrin took decision abrupt,
Trial at night in the house of Caiaphas the high priest,
Conspired to condemn and execute Jesus Christ.

Sanhedrin at once pronounced death sentence,
Wanted to implicate in false witness hence,
No such witness on evidence agreeing,
Some bore audacious false witness incriminating.

Law of land disrespected,temple law dishonoured,
Order to crucify Jesus, unfounded and unjustified,
Paschal lamb was taken to slaughter and bloodshed,
Oh! owe to Pontius Pilate,Caiaphas, Annas and Herod.

Do you answer nothing to the witness against,
Jesus held his peace said nothing for and against,
Caiaphas queried,'He be Christ the son of God?'
' You have said it' and he did simply nod.

Sitting on the right hand of the power of God,
Jesus continued, in the clouds of heaven trod,
The high priest said that he had blasphemed,
No more witness required,the priest declared.

You have heard the blasphemy,that is the case,
Now he is guilty of death,some spit on his face,
Some struck his face with their palms of hand,
Mocking needless to say was the order of the land.

Servant maid said to Peter, he was with Christ,
Jesus the Galilean,but before all Peter burst,
' I do not know what you say ' said in abated breath,
Another maid said,he was with Jesus of Nazareth.

With an oath 'I know not the man' Peter denied,
After a little while people came to Peter and said,
You are one of them,your speech makes it clear,
He knew not the man Peter did curse and swear.

At this woeful hour the biblical cock crew,
'Before the cock crows twice,you will deny thrice'
The words of Jesus he did remember at once,
He went,wept bitterly,words came true.

The chief priest and ancients decided against Jesus,
Death to Jesus means injustice upon each of us,
They bound and brought him to Pontius Pilate,
The Governor, for required orders to alienate.

Then Judas came to the high priest,said,
Cast down the thirty silver that boomeranged,
'I have sinned in betraying innocent blood '
He departed once for all and desperately hanged.

With the blood money of thirty silvers,
They bought a burial place,the potters field,
Aceldama,the field of blood for strangers,
The price of the children of Israel as prophet told.

Jesus stood for trial before the Governor,
'Are you the king of jews?' the Governor asked,
'You say it ' Jesus said with out fear or favour,
Jesus kept mum for the testimonies alleged.

On the solemn day he could release a prisoner,
'Whom will you that I release to you?' asked Governor,
'Jesus that is called Christ or Barabbas?'
The chief priests spoke in favour of Barabbas.

Barabbas involved in sedition of terror,
Who in sedition committed murder,
Crimes and criminals tolerated Caiaphas,
Envied priests moved the people for Barabbas.

Do nothing with the just man,have no rage,
For I have suffered many things in a dream,
To Pilate his wife sent this message,
In her sense,ever just Jesus did seem.

Persuasion prevailed for release of Barabbas,
'What shall I do then with Jesus?'
Pilate asked,'Let him be crucified' shouted,
'Why what evil has he done?' uproar increased.

Against Jesus an artificial tumult was created,
Pilate washed his hands with water and began,
I am innocent of the blood of this just man,
'Look you to it' Pontius Pilate decried.

'His blood be upon us and upon our children,
The people cry in this vein ever did run,
Pilate released Barabbas,Jesus was scourged,
And delivered Jesus to them to be crucified.

Soldiers took him to the praetorium to mock,
Stripped him and put a scarlet cloak,
A crown of thorn they plaited upon his head,
A reed to his right hand given to lead.

' Hail King of Jews 'they mocked,
They spat upon and struck his thorny head,
They took of the cloak, flogged without any shy,
Put on him his garments,led him to crucify.

A multitude of people, there followed,
And women bewailed and lamented,
Jesus to the daughters of Jerusalem said,
Weep not, weep for yourself and children instead.

The express image of Jesus so marred,
Face with sweat and blood'Veronica'wiped,
Kindness rewarded with his image on her veil,
Instant miracle Jesus did with in a little while.

Simon of Cyrene was forced to take up the cross,
They came to the place of Golgotha an albatross,
The place where Jesus was to be crucified,
It was in the third hour all that accomplished.

Then they divided his garments casting lots,
What the prophet spoke, was fulfilled,
My garments among them they divided,
And upon my vesture they cast lots to allot.

The inscription written, put over his head,
' This is Jesus the King of the Jews' it said,
Along with Jesus two other thieves crucified,
One on right and one on left,scripture fulfilled.

'Father forgive them, they know not,
What they do'Jesus said on the calvary,
That he underwent unequalled agony,
In the midst of theives, justified not .

They that passed by blasphemed,
'You who destroy the temple of God
And in three days rebuild it, he claimed,
Save your own self if you be the son of God'.

The chief priest and others mocked,so did behave,
He saved others, himself he could not save,
If he be king of Israel let him come down,
He trusted in God, let Him deliver and not drown.

Jesus looked at his mother and said,
'Woman behold your son'and said,
To the disciple,'behold your mother'
The disciple took her to his own thereafter.

With the wicked he was as per scripture,
The good thief prayed to him for a place,
' this day you shall be with me in paradise'
Jesus gave him salvation,delight and rapture.

On the sixth hour darkness spread with no noise,
In the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,
'Eli,Eli lama Sabacthani' went high in echo,
'My God,My God why 've you forsaken me'so

' I am thirst ' Jesus to fulfill the scripture,
A sponge full of vinegar was put into his mouth,
He took the vinegar, as per the scripture,
Darkness surrounded in the hour sixth.

'This man calls Elias' some so did think,
Jesus said when vinegar was given to drink,
' Father into your hands I commend my spirit'
' All accomplished' said and gave up the ghost.

The temple veil rent in to two an historic event,
Earth quaked and the rocks were rent,
Graves opened up saintly bodies came out.not a fiction,
These things happened after Jesus' resurrection.

He came in to holy city and to many appeared,
Centurion and others watching Jesus were shocked,
Having seen the earthquake and other things,
The man was son of God indeed without strings.

There were many women, followed Jesus from Galilee,
Magdalen,other Mary another woman stood with out glee,
Joseph of Arimathea,Jesus' disciple met Pontius Pilate,
Claimed Jesus' body and accordingly got at late.

Nicodemus brought myrrh and aloes,
Took the body of Jesus bound in vesture,
Spiced the body as of custom,with spirit of woes,
All done was forecast by prophets in the scripture.

Joseph took the body, wrapped in new linen,
Laid it in his own new monument benign,
Hewed out in a rock,great stone rolled as a door,
Magdalen and Mary guarded the tomb with care more.

Chief priests and pharisees,Pilate they did sway,
Seducer said to rise again on the third day,
Sepulchre should be guarded till that day,
Or his disciples would come and steal him away.

And tell the people that he risen from the dead,
This error might be worse than the first known,
Pilate commanded, the sepulchre to be guarded,
While on departure they set the guard on sealing stone.

Mary Magdalen and Mary came to see the sepulchre,
Two angels descended from heaven,an earthquake was there,
Rolled back the tomb's stone and sat,a rare show,
Angel's face was as lightning and raiment as snow.

The angel asked the women not to fear, be with glee,
I know you are seeking Jesus who was crucified,
He is not here for he is risen,so glorified,
Behold he will go before you in to Galilee.

They went out quickly with joy to greet,
Jesus met them, they took hold of his feet,
And adored him, tell my brethren that we
Go to Galilee, there they shall see me.

Two men proceeding to Emmaus did say,
From Jerusalem sixty four furlongs away,
They talked about events after crucifixion,
Jesus appeared to them,after resurrection.

Some of the guards met the chief priest,
Told them what all had happened,
The soldiers with great sum were bribed.
To suppress the truth and blame increased.

The disciples came by night and stole the body,
When they were asleep,told a tale so shoddy,
The news spread abroad and among the jews,
The eleven went to Galilee unheard of the news

In the midst of eleven Jesus stood,
'Peace be to you,It is I fear not,Jesus said,
They were frightened and troubled on,
See my hands,feet, a spirit has no flesh and bone.

The disciples believed not,wondered to greet,
Jesus asked them for anything to eat,
They gave him broiled fish and honey,
They ate the remains with joy, no agony.

It is written in the scripture so it behoved,
Christ to suffer and rise again from the dead,
Penance and remission of sins be preached,
In his name un to all nations they be reached.

In heaven and earth all powers in me lie,
Therefore teach all nations and baptize,
In the name of Father,Son,and the Holy Ghost,
So that they may regain what they have lost.

To the entire world preach the gospel,be your aim,
He that believes is baptized and saved,
He that believes not, is condemned,
Believers will castout devils in my name.

With new tongues,they shall speak,
They shall take up serpents and spike,
Deadly things if drunk, make not dead but quick.
They shall lay their hands upon the sick.

As father has sent me I also send you,believe
He breathed on them'The Holy Ghost you receive'
Whose sins you shall forgive they are forgiven,
Sins you retain will be retained,never away driven.

At that time Thomas was not present,
Having seen disciples,Jesus they did represent,
I shall see in his hands the print of nail,
And put my finger in to it I will not believe.

Jesus said to Thomas after seeing you 've believed.
Blessed are they that have not seen yet believed,
If you believe that Jesus is the son of God,
In his name you may have life,do adore and nod

Lord Jesus was taken up in to heaven after,
He sits on the right hand of God with power,
But going forth everywhere they preached,
Lord's working with them confirmed.

Jesus told them,all things he taught to observe,
' I am with you all days ' believe
'Even to the consummation of the world '
When our Lord is with us,let us be ever bold.

Jesus lifted up his hands and blessed,
Then from them he departed,
And was carried up to heaven above,
People returned to Jerusalem with joy and love.

But for the humiliation of Good Friday,
We have the glorification of Easter Sunday,
Gethsemane to Golgotha, a love story of passion,
The hero has on mankind, the deepest compassion.

Remission of sins resulted in redemption,
We have paid a great price called crucifixion,
Let us eschew the path of sin, be firm on abrogation,
Let us all resurrect on this day of Resurrection.

Yesupatham Savarimuthu

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