AND ONE ANSWERED: Lord,
Of a truth, brave Lord,
I am all the follies and yet
I have sinned not blindly,
But bravely, as a man; so let
My punishment be brave,
Albeit courage win not Heaven.
_What hast thou done, brave man?_
All things that man can do, brave Lord.
_Whatsoever Hell thou choose,
That Hell is thine._
AND ONE ANSWERED: Lord,
Of a truth, kind Lord,
I am weak but humble, and yet
I have erred not often,
And kindly have I been; so let
Thy judgment be as kind,
Howbeit meekness gain not Heaven.
_What hast thou done, kind man?_
All things that man would do, kind Lord.
_Whatsoever Heaven thou choose,
That Heaven is thine._
AND ONE ANSWERED: Lord,
Of a truth, O Lord,
Who am I to answer?… And yet …
I have lived, Life-Giver,
And O, how sweet was life! so let
Its sweetness cling and lo,
I shall but live again … in Heaven.
_What hast thou done, O man?_
Thou only knowest true, O Lord.
_Whatsoever Heaven thou choose,
That Heaven is Mine._