Poems (Sherwin)/Thou art inexcusable
"Thou art inexcusable, Oh, Man, whomsoever thou art, that judgest."—part of 1st verse, 2nd chap. Romans.
Judge not! The human heart is prone
To act from feelings all its own.
Some sudden impulse none can see,
Some motive hid in mystery,
May prompt an action which our eyes
May disapprove, and we despise.
But God's all-searching eye will know
The source whence all our actions flow,
And he will judge if wrong or right,—
All things are open to his sight.
Judge not, O man, thy erring brother;
Be merciful to one another:
For as ye judge, so judged yourselves will be
All sin alike,—man hath no purity!
To act from feelings all its own.
Some sudden impulse none can see,
Some motive hid in mystery,
May prompt an action which our eyes
May disapprove, and we despise.
But God's all-searching eye will know
The source whence all our actions flow,
And he will judge if wrong or right,—
All things are open to his sight.
Judge not, O man, thy erring brother;
Be merciful to one another:
For as ye judge, so judged yourselves will be
All sin alike,—man hath no purity!