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”
Pardoned! O 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!