Wisdom's Song {In Jars of Clay #4}
(A Lament for the United States of America) The velvet sky cascades as my gown so lovely Stitched with glittering diamonds above My birth reaches past the rolling waters I take my joy in God’s perfect love. I watched as the oceans foamed in beauty, When God spoke the word and so it became. My joy spilled over with the waves lapping As the first man and woman received their names. I wept in sorrow when the world turned away From God on high who formed them to live In his presence with joy from day to day. Instead, they ate what the Tempter did give. The lies that spewed from his lips deceiving The woman drank, deeply within Then Adam followed her unto the slaughter As they both turned from God to their sin. Now you, dear Babe, are rocked in my arms here Listen to this story I shall tell Your mother once held you safe inside her, But her heart drank from that same ruined well. Poisoned long ye...
