Amazing Grace!
The Scopes Monkey Trial:
Tennessee (1925)
by Richard Vallance
William Jennings Bryan to the court:
Amazing Grace! We've stormed that Holy place
to fend for Jesus Christ, whose solid Might
fell for our Salvation and your disgrace,
you sinners, gibbons aping human sight.
Go on, Evolutionists, fan your lusts:
we bless Him in lieu, who sweeps sins away:
You wring your hands & whine? "Your God's unjust"…
And you blame us? You never knew how to pray.
God's Miracles (for Creationists alone)
evolve so well that we who pray so well
all know that Darwin's theories carved in stone
condemn you to carve your own words in Hell.
Since Genesis favours us before God,
why whine you're starved for Love … is that so odd?
volume 11(6)
This poem is copyright © Sept. 3, 2007,
Richard Vallance, all rights reserved.
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