Poems (Rossetti, 1901)/The Descent from the Cross

by Christina Georgina Rossetti

THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS.

IS this the Face that thrills with awe
 Seraphs who veil their face above?
Is this the Face without a flaw,
 The Face that is the Face of Love?
Yea, this defaced, a lifeless clod,
 Hath all creation's love sufficed,
Hath satisfied the love of God,
 This Face the Face of Jesus Christ.