Guilty! 'Twas thus the verdict stood,
Guilty! Yes, guilty before my God:
Guilty! In thought and word and deed:
Guilty, already condemned.
Guilty! Without a word to say;
Guilty! Without a cent to pay;
Guilty! And hopelessly out of the way,
Yes, Guilty, already condemned.
Pardoned! Oh joy! So the document reads;
Pardoned! 'Tis just what a guilty one needs;
Pardoned! My thoughts, my words, my deeds;
Pardoned by God Himself!
Pardoned! Although I had nothing to say;
Pardoned! Without a cent to pay;
Pardoned! Though hopelessly out of the way,
Yes, pardoned by God Himself!