Greyfriars, Edinburgh

The children went there once again With food for those dismayed They watched as love relieved their lot And listened as they prayed For these were simple country folk Who raised the Bishop's ire By spurning worship run amok For hillside faith and fire. Their preachers would not take the oath No other shepherds matched Now hunted by cruel men on horse And to the wilds dispatched The birds and sheep would share their psalms And hear of faith hard tried Now kirk-yard locked them up in shame And starved them as they cried. And hierarchy called the bunch Crude radicals to tame And strained at gnats while having lunch Besmirching Jesus' name. So let the children break the rules With mercy in their bread And learn from martyrs tried like gold The Hope of Spirit-led. https://issuu.com/deedub51/docs/looking_to_the_shepherd