Then His eyes opened wide to the sky, and He said, “Father, why hast Thou forsaken us?” 
And then He said in compassion, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” 
When He uttered those words methought I saw all men prostrated before God beseeching forgiveness for the crucifixion of this one man. 
Then again He said with a great voice: “Father, into Thy hand I yield back my spirit.” 
And at last He lifted up His head and said, “Now it is finished, but only upon this hill.” 
And He closed His eyes. 
Then lightning cracked the dark skies, and there was a great thunder. 
I know now that those who slew Him in my stead achieved my endless torment. 
His crucifixion endured but for an hour. 
But I shall be crucified unto the end of my years.

Khalil Gibran, Jesus, The Son of Man (1928)