A Common Fate

A common fate befalls all men, Ere since the fall in fair Eden. Whether dirt poor or filthy rich, all mankind end up in the same ditch. The common fate has no regard, for the respected or blackguard. Be he a peasant or a prince, the common fate makes all men wince. The educated and the fool, both must face the common ghoul. Fate does not the tutored men respect by it, all mortal men are wrecked. The common fate strikes every race, stalks everyone in every place. No matter where men run or hide, the common fate do them betide. The common fate, I hope you see, renders all men of one degree. Some are not high and others low, For in death all to one place go. There is a cure for the common fate. It is free to all and has no rate. Jesus God’s Son died for you and me, So that we can live eternally. Accept the cure while you are alive before fate takes you for the dive. Do not delay, the hour is late. Jesus is waiting at your heart’s gate.