And all the time we halted there
I prayed my cup might pass.
It didn't pass—it didn't pass—
It didn't pass from me.
I drank it when we met the gas
Beyond Gethsemane!


'Gethsemane' (1918); referring to the Bible St Matthew: 'If it be possible, let this cup pass from me'

Rudyard Kipling Quotes

And all the time we halted there I prayed my cup might pass. It didn't pass—it didn't pass— It didn't pass from me. I drank it when we met the...

And all the time we halted there I prayed my cup might pass. It didn't pass—it didn't pass— It didn't pass from me. I drank it when we met the...

And all the time we halted there I prayed my cup might pass. It didn't pass—it didn't pass— It didn't pass from me. I drank it when we met the...

And all the time we halted there I prayed my cup might pass. It didn't pass—it didn't pass— It didn't pass from me. I drank it when we met the...