When first the God of boundless grace disclosed His kind design;To rescue our apostate race from misery, shame, and sin,Quick through the realms of light and bliss, the joyful tidings ran;Each heart exulted at the news, that God would dwell with man.Yet, ‘midst their joys, they paused awhile, and asked, with strong surprise,But how can […]
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“First dentistry was painless.Then bicycles were chainless,Carriages were horseless,And many laws enforceless. Next cookery was fireless,Telegraphy was wireless,Cigars were nicotineless,And coffee caffeineless. Soon oranges were seedless,The putting green was weedless,The college boy was hatless,The proper diet fatless. New motor roads are dustless,The latest steel is rustless,Our tennis courts are sodless,Our new religion–godless.”(Arthur Guiterman, “Gaily the
Forgiveness I imagine I’m watching, that ghastly event The sky torn with blackness, the veil has been rent A parched throaty cry barely comes from my mouth Can this be that justice that needs to be dealt? Vulgar, obscene, An affront to my sense That my savior would suffer, all for my expense No judge
