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April 26, 2025 - Brother Nathanael
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A Solemn Vow
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There were three men came out of the west, their fortunes fought to try.
And these three men made a solemn vow, John Barleycorn should die.
They ploughed, they sowed, they hurled him in through clots upon his head.
And these three men made a solemn vow, John Barleycorn was dead.
The Bible tells us in a New Testament verse of certain Jews binding themselves with a curse.
They made a solemn vow not to eat nor drink until they had killed St. Paul that night.
In Jerusalem's jail, Paul, with no clue of the murderous tale, the Lord stands by and says, Be of good cheer.
You're going to preach at Rome in a whole new sphere.
Then they let him lie for a very long time till the rain comes and they fall.
But little son Paul sprung up his head and soon amazed them all.
The cursed causes shall not come.
God's wisdom orders these all that the plans of man will fall.
Paul's sister's son, like a man, told the captain of the band.
Takes the child by his head, and says, "This shall not stand!
Prepare a troop!
Move horses from the stalls!
Out of harm's way, I'm sending St. Paul!"
And they let him start till his summer come, till he looked both male and warm.
But little Sir Paul, he grew a long beard, and so became a man.
The moral of the story is this a solemn vow with a religious twist is bereft of God's wish.
Making sacred another man's death is nothing short of devilishness.
Religious fervor is turned into sin when split from true righteousness.
Here's my altar call.
Give your life to Christ.
Make a solemn vow.
It's righteous and it's right.
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