Nature's moods (Vol 1 No 99)
Nature won’t be subdued.
Has more than just one mood;
Can cause us fear.
Earthquakes and violent storms,
Tempest in all its forms,
Tornado that deforms,
They’re so severe.
Fire and floods destroy;
Treat buildings like a toy;
Such is their force.
They always devastate;
Leave people desolate;
They can annihilate
All in their course.
Why should these things be so?
Has nature turned to foe?
We’re in despair.
We ask the question, “Why?”
No answers satisfy;
We stagger and we cry,
“It’s just not fair!”
Some blame catastrophe
On God’s activity,
As if it’s planned.
But nature’s frantic deeds
Do not serve human needs;
Amoral nature heeds
No such demand.
Standing by those in pain,
Trying to ease the strain,
Gloom is reversed.
Our spirit still survives,
And human hope revives;
When love’s support arrives
God is immersed.
Tune Moscow AHB 61 TiS 221,447
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