De profundis
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De profundis
So, she leapt through each night, to each waking dream saying,
“Have mercy on me, O Lord, for the multitude of my sins”
“Have mercy on me, O Lord, for the multitude of my sins”
“Have mercy on me, O Lord, for the multitude of my sins”
In the morning, she headed out the door saying,
“I commit this day to you, O Lord, and the works of my hands”
“I commit this day to you, O Lord, and the works of my hands”
“I commit this day to you, O Lord, and the works of my hands”
She fell asleep saying,
“Thank you, O Lord, for your lovingkindness and tender mercies”
“Thank you, O Lord, for your lovingkindness and tender mercies”
“Thank you, O Lord, for your lovingkindness and tender mercies”
Amen.
©Ann Johnson Kingdom Venturers
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Psalms 130. De profundis. OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O LORD; Lord, hear my voice. O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou, LORD, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it? For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt thou be feared. I look for the LORD; my soul doth wait for him; in his word is my trust. My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch; I say, before the morning watch. O Israel, trust in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins.
Cindy Wity 
The “American, You Can’t Handle Your Liberty” Rap
May 20, 2012 Leave a comment
American, You Can’t Handle Your Liberty
American, you can’t handle your liberty,
Drunk with democracy you flirt with tyranny;
You whine and you cry about your life’s lot –
Not what the providential Constitution sought.
Our people are now lacking in self-government,
Living relativism that’s not heaven-sent,
Lacking all self-restraint, thinking they’re “free”,
They will tolerate anything but liberty.
Though free and equal, born with rights inalienable,
You whine and pine for freedom more palatable;
Unjust laws disguised as “social justice”,
Such religion of humanity does thwart us.
Myopic history sees the lie you so need,
“A People’s History…” makes bleeding hearts bleed;
Our nation’s true exceptional-ism,
In college taught as just cause for derision.
How are we the most generous nation on earth?
It is because of what our Founding Fathers birthed!
Take a look at the world around and see,
We as a nation donate most charitably.
Yet you squander democracy onto yourself,
While pure opportunity is put on the shelf,
Cradle to grave you whimper and pine,
“Hoping” and “Changing”, charging the taxpayer’s dime.
All men are created equal yet there are some,
With hubris bang the affirmative action drum,
And so betray our common good,
To play favoritism as any injustice would.
American, you can’t handle your liberty,
You want politicians to give you to what you please,
You clamor for “rights” thinking you’ll be free
While working the calculus of felicity.
Why is it that we fear our country’s liberty?
Because the rigors of responsibility,
We “Hope” and “Change” to be rid of the strife,
So we vote for someone who will pay for our life.
Wake up America and smell the flag burning,
Your “Hope” and “Change” are both lacking in discerning,
You whine and you pine and act all distraught,
While ever mocking what our Constitution taught.
© Sally Paradise, 2012, All Rights Reserved
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