CQOD—Michelangelo: Eternal Lord! eased of a cumbrous load

CQOD MOBILE
Sunday, April 6, 2025

Michelangelo: Eternal Lord! eased of a cumbrous load

Commemoration of Albrecht Dürer, artist, 1528, and Michelangelo Buonarrotti, artist, spiritual writer, 1564

Meditation:

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High

shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress:

my God; in him will I trust.

—Psalm 91:1-2 (KJV)

Quotation:

Eternal Lord! eased of a cumbrous load,

And loosened from the world, I turn to Thee;

Shun, like a shattered bark, the storm, and flee

To thy protection for a safe abode.

The crowns of thorns, hands pierced upon the tree,

The meek, benign, and lacerated face,

To a sincere repentance promised grace,

To the sad soul give hope of pardon free.

With justice mark not Thou, O Light divine,

My fault, nor hear it with thy sacred ear;

Neither put forth that way thy arm severe;

Wash with thy blood my sins; thereto incline