whether believers or not
we are all God’s children
there’s no reason for rivalry

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angry mind doesn’t work
heralds hatred in man’s heart
keeping cool heals both

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the craze for quick big money
is the prime driving force
in a corrupt modern world

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poor peasants’ farm-lands
grabbed by greedy powerful men
corruption thrives thus

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the strong headwind
that rocked the disciples’ boat
calmed down when Jesus entered

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God defends the foreigner,
the widow and the fatherless
blessing those who help them

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place your strife upon the Holy Cross
that Jesus carried
your burden becomes light

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in life’s lanes man walks
runs or trudges not on own
but powered by God’s Will

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one who delights in God’s laws
is a tree near a stream
that always grows splendidly

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on the Day of Reckoning
the wicked shall be set ablaze
and their ashes trampled upon

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