no time for hymns

in deepest dark any may see the track
of countless stars flickering with false light
no guide to us from that too distant height

we know too well the many goods we lack
but also that you do not share our plight
in deepest dark any may see the track

and wonder why we stayed out of the pack
while all our friends were giddy with delight
and could not wait to enter in the fight
in deepest dark any may see the track