Thanks for your comments MMario and Genie.
We Three Kings is a favorite of mine.
'Myrre is mine its bitter perfume, Breathes a life of gathering gloom'
I certainly agree with you Genie and was commenting on the injustice and harshness of the times, not Christ Himself.
Wild Mountain Thyme was the tune I was using, and my chorus was little more than a parody was it?