Preach about yesterday, Preacher! The time so far away:
When the hand of and ,
And the heathen plagued the stiff-necked Jew;
Or when the Man of Sorrows came,
And blessed the people who cursed his name—
Preach about yesterday, Preacher!
Not about to-day!
Preach about to-morrow, Preacher!
Beyond this world’s decay:
Of the sheepfold Paradise we priced
When we pinned our faith to Jesus Christ;
Of those hot depths that shall receive
The goats who would not so believe—
Preach about to-morrow, Preacher,
Not about to-day!
Preach about the old sins, Preache............