O Earth, Sweet Earth , Forgive My Follies
O Earth, Sweet Earth, Forgive My Follies
O' earth , earth , sweet earth forgive my follies,
ten thousand days of roaming upon thy bosom
slashing and bruising in wicked deeds;
no foresight in my multitude of transgressions,
so guilty of grief and pain inflicted
in ignorance of thy many desperate needs!
Perhaps a vain wish! Yet my spirit still prays
for a gift, a chance at dearest redemption
granted , sweet solace merciful in the giving;
soft tunes, singing such kindness in song,
Nature's elements dancing with tenderness and
beautiful clouds celebrating all that is living!
Robert Lindley , April 1991
Rewritten from memory. I think fairly close but do know
it is not 100 percent as originally written 23 years ago.
I find it hard to do such rewrites because I always seem
to remember the original version to be much better!
Perhaps just my engaging in wishful thinking.lol
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