THERE WAS A MAN

There was a Man

Amid a world lying

In the wicked one; all

He said was true.

There was a Man

Amid the world's

Churls. God saw each

Of His acts was noble.

There was a Man

Whom the world's injustice

Pinioned. Because every thought

And deed, was just.

There was a Man

Untainted by the rot

Of this world's sin. For

All was pure.

There was a Man

Who incurred man's hatred

More than any. But to His own,

And to God, entirely lovable.