Een liedtboecxken, tracterende van den offer des Heeren.

A Song of

Then, from all comfort, in the strong
state of suffering
One saw Christ abandoned.
Mat. 27. e. 37 † or between the denarii

† Thus is Christ † with the
cruel ones
With burdens // nailed to the Cross
Psal. 22. a. 2 Mat. 27. e 45

• And has: O my God, my God,
  Where have you left your servant?
  Thus, to the only Son, pure,
  The Father’s justice is fulfilled.
  Mat. 27. f. 50 Mar. 15. d. 38. Luce. 23. d. 43

† God let many signs happen then // clearly, of the stones
Darkness in the clear sunshine
The rising of the dead, truly,
Likewise, a heavy trembling of the earth
Mat. 27. f. 53.

‡ And such terror thereafter.
The Son who believes his Father
With his head // bowing, unafraid
Mt. 27. f. 49. † Luc. 23. e. 45 st

• Gave thus into God’s hands his spirit
  † And through the cross, painful tempest,
  Has thus all fulfilled, least and most,
  In Heaven and the earthly forest.
  All scriptures of the cross-suffering
  mournfully
  Are figurative // in Christ, fulfilling.
  But all those who wish (turned from evil)
  To enjoy the torment of His Cross
  They must here, as known members,
  Follow the excellent Head.
  Luc. 24. e. 25

• Christ had to, through much suffering,
  painfully

Proceed, mournfully // into sweet glory.
Roma. 12. a. 5 1. Cor. 12. c. 27 Ephe. 5. c. 30

You † who are members of His good body
Do likewise in obedience,
When you must tread the press of the Cross,
Gal. 1. c. 16

‡ Consult not with flesh nor blood.
As members of Christ, without cooling,
Wish to keep // what is declared here,
At length, it is revealed
So that one guards it the better.
Jacq. 1. c. 22

† Be hearers and doers, renowned;
It shows thus the nature of Christians.
Farewell to each who tastes the spirit's
virtue
Thus we close // simply this song
Of the Suffering of Christ, very profound;
Let each now diligently see for himself
That the suffering of Christ, full of sorrow,
Was not brought about in vain.

By Frans van Woostweert / executed at Leeuwarden / in the year 1545 on Palm Eve

Rejoice, children of God, at all times,
And do not wish to complain,
Praise God the Lord, blessed,
His name is highly to be praised,
† Rom. 13. b 12

† His light shines now as clear as day,
Which one can hardly endure.