A noble thought, a great reward;
Rewards awarded to the king,
Or kingly presents to a lord.
You shall not lord it over them,
They waved this banner true for you.
Your battle's fought: your strategem
Did dream to show this symbol new.
Your newly born, and great success
Succeeds you, now you ponder; see
If seeing makes exaltedness
Exalt inferiority.
Inferior you may not be-
Beware! Learn from this epigram,
Lest epic loss of royalty
Thwart royally an Oriflamme. 1/16/2000
I once retained a spotless record of
My deeds, but now it's tarnished and no more
Will lost ones listen to my cries of Love.
But what if God should quicken them, what then?
It would not matter in the least, that I,
A poor transmitter of God's word to men
Am also not completely sanctified.
I know that God can easily break down
The barriers we futilely set up
To isolate ourselves. For lo! He'll crown
The poorest efforts: we will drink His cup!
So do not think the Lord is far behind;
We simply don't know all that's on His mind.
The counsels of the wicked, does not stand
In paths of sinners, does not sit within
The seat of scorners. He delights in, and
He meditates in God's eternal laws;
He fails not in his duty day or night.
He shall be like the tree which always draws
Its water from the freely flowing flight
Of rivers it was planted nigh. This tree
Will bear its fruit in perfect time,
Its leaves will never wither; this man - see
That all the work he does, for his lifetime,
Will always prosper. But the wicked are
Not so, see - they are like the chaff which wind
Will drive away. Therefore the wicked, e'en so far
As judgement, will not stand; nor those who sinned
Take places in the host of righteousness.
The Lord knows well the way of righteous men,
But wicked ways, and all unholiness,
Will perish. And God's people said, "Amen."