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Act V: The Temptation of Power
FIRST PATRICIAN:
The treasury is ripe for subtle hands.
A favor here, a contract there—who sees?
SECOND PATRICIAN:
The Senate nods, the people scarce inquire.
Why shouldst thou not enjoy what fate bestows?
CONSUL MARCELLUS:
Enjoy? Is office now a gilded cup,
To drink from deep and spill upon the poor?
FIRST PATRICIAN:
Thou speak’st as if old Lucilius still lives.
His age is past. The world hath changed its face.
CONSUL MARCELLUS:
Yet virtue changes not, nor truth decays.
Though Lucilius sleeps beneath the stone,
His voice still echoes in my waking soul.
SECOND PATRICIAN:
A voice of dust. The living must prevail.
Wilt thou be ruled by shadows of the dead?
CONSUL MARCELLUS:
Nay, I am ruled by reason, not by ghosts.
But he was more than man—he was the flame
That lit my youth with honor’s sacred fire.
I sat beneath his olive tree and learned
That power is duty, not a feast for pride.
CHORUS:
O noble heart, beset by serpent tongues,
Hold fast the torch thy master placed in hand.
Let not the golden bribe eclipse the sun
Of justice, nor thy soul be bought with praise.
CONSUL MARCELLUS:
I see the path, though thorns may line its edge.
To walk with clean and upright steps is hard,
But easier than bearing guilt’s long chain.
I shall not stain the robe that Rome hath given,
Nor sell my name for fleeting luxury.
FIRST PATRICIAN:
Then thou art lost to dreams and pious lore.
SECOND PATRICIAN:
So be it. Others shall ascend in time.
CONSUL MARCELLUS:
O master, if thy shade can hear my vow,
Know that thy teachings live within my breast.
Though tempters come with honeyed words and gold,
I shall not bend, nor break beneath their weight.
Let Rome be ruled by men who still recall
That greatness lies in serving, not in gain.
CHORUS:
Thus virtue stands, though flatterers depart.
The seed once sown now blossoms in the sun.
And though the sage be dust, his wisdom breathes
In hearts made strong by truth and discipline.
Lord, I acknowledge Your grace* with thanksgiving
Along Your favor for my faithful cleaving
Subduing my pride and self-sufficiency’s vain striving...
While instructing me to offer to You my very best with sincere loving.
Always enable me to sacrifice joyously, grateful for the blessings I’m receiving.
Lord, I regard Your grace for my salvation’s honor
Along Your assurance of service-power ardor
Challenging my doubts and shameful valor...
While upholding my faith that’s performing by Your might’s fervor.
Always encourage me to abide in Your Word midst worldliness’ clamor.
Lord, I seek Your grace midst my worshipful praise
Along Your mercy to uphold me in the Christian race
Guarding me from tempters with all the weapons of deceit they raise…
While protecting me around Your peace, devoid of anxiety’s trace.
Always empower me to rejoice in You, enclosed in Your divine embrace.
*Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
August 22, 2019
I cannot tolerate the ones with haloed head
Who boast of their achievements, put on an act instead.
I cannot tolerate the perfect, always right
Who claim to love their neighbour omitting black or white.
I cannot tolerate the ones who share your pack
Pretending to be helpful then stab you in the back.
I cannot tolerate the friends who pick your brain
Intent on infiltration determined to make gain.
I cannot tolerate the types who wish you well
They swear to loyal virtue, but then they kiss and tell.
I cannot tolerate the false and double-faced
They are the parasitic, their tongue with poison laced.
I cannot tolerate the guys who look for fights
They cause much harm while pleading the law to back their rights.
I cannot tolerate the tempters with their faith
They are the instigators, the ones who love to hate.*
They cannot tolerate my face, but I’m alright
My aim is to expose them, oppose with all my might.
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* Here I am referring to those who commit crimes and injustices in
the name of religion.
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16th June 2014
Contest: Tolerance
Sponsor Freddie Vee
God gives us joy* in our salvation’s excellence
Designed well along His wisdom’s prevalence
Rebuking the critics, putting them into shame’s silence…
Making us secured from sin’s penalty midst hell’s awful violence.
As His children, we experience His compassion of heavenly opulence!!!
God gives us joy in our redemption’s fruitfulness
Planned perfectly for good works of righteousness
Admonishing the lazy, warning them sternly against slothfulness...
Charging us to produce repentance-deeds that manifest our truthfulness.
As His converts, we obey Him with our devotion’s earnestness!!!
God gives us joy in our conversion’s victory
Triumphant through Jesus’ death at Calvary
Vanquishing enemies with His great resurrection’s glory...
Assuring us of eternal life with divine home beyond earthly misery.
As His worshipers, we adore Him, acknowledging His Gospel story!!!
God gives us joy in our sanctification’s testimony
Purposed to be proclaimed to all, not only to many
Calling for the sinners even though they feel they are just puny…
Exhorting us to declare His mercy to everyone, whether sunny or rainy.
As His ambassadors, we carry His light that’s spiritually shiny!!!
God gives us joy in our new-creation’s thanksgiving
Favored along the faithful’s constant cleaving
Subduing the proud in their self-sufficiency’s vain striving...
Instructing us to offer to Him our very best with our sincere loving.
As His believers, we sacrifice, grateful for the blessings we are receiving!!!
God gives us joy in our justification’s honor
Finished completely by His power’s ardor
Challenging the doubters, questioning their shameful valor...
Upholding us with our faith that’s performing by His might’s fervor.
As His laborers, we abide in His Word midst worldliness’ clamor!!!
God gives us joy in our adoption’s praise
Intended despite hardships in the Christian race
Subduing the tempters with all the weapons of deceit they raise…
Guarding us around His peace, enclosing us within His protective grace.
As His heirs, we rejoice in Him, never to depart from His holiness-brace!!!
*Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is … righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
August 24, 2019