There's Scarce a Word As Ominous

There's scarce a word as ominous,
As the word 'belief'
The Gospels yield terror
As oft they do relief

A damnation unremitting,
The wage of unbelief
Is to me as comforting,
As capture to the thief
                                               









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Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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