How long?
Sly serpent creeps, grim dragon flies
O'er all this world he strews his lies.
In souls benumbed they spread their roots.
In lives bewitched they bear death's fruits.
Mankind is blind, the walking dead,
Step stumbling hell-ward with each tread.
In pride he thinks he steers his ship,
Till fury falls and storm winds whip.
Like giddy goats, and senseless loons,
We dance to the pied piper's tune,
We beat our drums to draw the crowds,
We party under threatening clouds.
Who can escape? How will it end?
Who is the one to whom you'll bend?
Can jars so marred themselves reshape?
How long, good God, will judgment wait?
As brands from fire will we be,
Plucked out and doused in purity.
In our right minds and clothed, all new,
We'll sit with Christ, The Ever True.
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Sly serpent creeps, grim dragon flies
O'er all this world he strews his lies.
In souls benumbed they spread their roots.
In lives bewitched they bear death's fruits.
Mankind is blind, the walking dead,
Step stumbling hell-ward with each tread.
In pride he thinks he steers his ship,
Till fury falls and storm winds whip.
Like giddy goats, and senseless loons,
We dance to the pied piper's tune,
We beat our drums to draw the crowds,
We party under threatening clouds.
Who can escape? How will it end?
Who is the one to whom you'll bend?
Can jars so marred themselves reshape?
How long, good God, will judgment wait?
As brands from fire will we be,
Plucked out and doused in purity.
In our right minds and clothed, all new,
We'll sit with Christ, The Ever True.
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