Agony of Christ

Our cold Hearts with sin we harden,
To set us free, obtain pardon,
It all began in the garden.

Betrayed with a kiss, the soldiers rush in and tie His hands,
For no crime done, In front of Pilate, He quietly stands,
And accepts death on the cross, to fulfill His Father’s plans.

Not a thief, still scourged and hit,
A crown of thorns they now knit,
And on His head they plant it.

Arms stretched open wide,
Nails so deep inside,
Blood on every side.

They roll on the dice,
Jesus pays the price,
His death will suffice.

Prompt: “tie”, “quiet”, “dice”
Lines: 15
Entry for “Writing.com 13th Birthday Poetry Contest” – Sept 03rd 2013- awarded 1st Place
Featured in the WDC Spiritual Newsletter dated 11Sep 2013

The Christ-in-a-Rhyme, a shape poem of the spiritual nature, was created by Christina R Jussaume, consists of five 3-lined stanza that must rhyme (scheme for this form is aaa, bbb, ccc, ddd, eee) and a syllable count of each stanza is as follows:
Stanza 1 - 8 syllables
Stanza 2 - 14 syllables
Stanza 3 - 7 syllables
Stanza 4 and 5 - 5 syllables.

The poem should be centered to show the cross that will be created.
Source: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/christ.html