ODE Refuse the cup of gall, which the Jewish people offered: but drink, O Spouse, the new wine of a wounded heart. XLV. The Hedging of the Heart with a Crown of Thorns. That your thorns may not want roses, let your Heart furnish itself with that colour : this thorny diadem will keep all infernal wild beasts out of the garden. XLVI. The Heart pierced with the Nails of God's fear. Pierce through this heart of mine, with the nail of holy fear, O thou who was nailed to the Cross for me. XLVII. The New Wine of the Heart out of the Press of the Cross. Behold the Cyprian cluster of grapes is prest accept, O heart, the rich-flavoured wine which flows from the wine-press of the cross. |