Faith

Faith

Yahweh come to see me,
bring me bread and law;
give me ninety-nine years
fearful dread and awe;
make me hate the cloven,
make me kill the least;
take me to the river,
take me to the priest.

Shiva come to see me,
bring me fire and war;
give me life unending,
cruelty and gore;
make me shun the victim,
make me claim his life;
take me to his home and
take me to his wife.

Buddha come to see me,
bring me pain and light;
give me time to suffer
ceaseless second sight;
make me seek extinction,
make me free the free;
take me to the shade of
blessed banyan tree.

Jesus come to see me,
bring me joy and peace;
give me sweet contrition,
give me sweet release;
make me do the right thing,
make me love the least;
take me to the river,
take me to the feast.