The Nature of God and Man

Foolish man strays from the teaching of God Then, God in mercy wields his harsh rod He sends an “obamanation” to show us we stray And manifold suffering comes into play This “ravenous bird from the east” he has sent To show us clearly that his patience is spent In olden times this retribution was the same; When Israel was rebuked and shown her great shame God is slow to punish “to the third generation” And deems our punishment to be our salvation. We should now repent of the great evil we’ve done, And return to the worship of the Father and Son. Lionel