By no means is this an occasion to bring a railing accusation (Jude 1:9)-Michael Ramel
Satan, the old serpent A snake with blue eyes, won’t repent Is the prince of the power of the air To me there is no evil that can compare I have usurped God authority on Earth I tempted the Son of Man with an alternate birth “You don’t need to go through the shame and degradation Of the cross and all that humiliation” “Do you really think God wants you to suffer this much?” I have given lies their velvet touch And I have taken a third with me In my suzerainty Every vassal and fief I lead them to and through with my drum and fife I conduct the confusion of the Middle Ages I confuse the lords and the sages (He maneuvers with his doubt Those who move about On his chessboard, (overall the board of the Lord) He has bishops and kings fighting for the ring The ring of sovereign authority over things Over duchies and vassals who scowl In the age-old dance of crown and cowl I start the funeral pyres of all empires And I delight in the aftermath of war’s destruction And the smoldering of the ruins and all the corruption And over the above ground open tombs I swoon I laugh and unfurl my wings Along with church and state I sing (I am devoted to both sides That’s how I ensure both sides collide) I point the Lombards at the papal spire And began the fall of the Hohenstaufen empire I created the Investiture Controversy To get to the bishops and abbots To unrelentingly reveal all their bad habits I’ve promoted the mote By saying “the parchments are out of date wrote” I have walked the holy stones in the garden of God And where angels trod And the Earth to and fro at any hour Waiting for someone to devour I honor the unholy trinity and the sinner in you and me
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