A melting consideration

(Hopkins)

"Christ died for the ungodly." Romans 5:6

O what a melting consideration is this, that . . .
  out of Christ's agony—comes our victory;
  out of His condemnation—comes our justification;
  out of His pain—comes our ease;
  out of His stripes—comes our healing;
  out of His gall and vinegar—comes our honey;
  out of His curse—comes our blessing;
  out of His crown of thorns—comes our crown of glory;
  out of His death—comes our life!

"Hearts must be harder than the rocks—if the love
 and death of Christ do not move them!" (Plumer)