Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE NEW SERMON ON THE MOUNT, by RALPH B. URMY



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THE NEW SERMON ON THE MOUNT, by                    
First Line: Gentle jesus, meek and mild
Last Line: Amen.
Subject(s): Hypocrisy; Prayer; Soldiers; Veterans Day; War


Teach the boys to shoot!—Rev. Mark A. Matthews

Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,
Look upon a little child.
May I soon grow up to be
The finest shot on land or sea.

Make me love Thee more and more,
Teach my tender hands to war;
May my bayonet be bright,
Or dripping crimson in Thy sight.

Drive my bullets hard and straight,
Help me sing Thy hymn of hate,
May I kill mine enemies,—
Thy brethren dear, the least of these.

Let me be a soldier true,
Let me do what Thou wouldst do,
Spreading deadly gas around,
Making earth Thy hallowed ground.
Amen.





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