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To blow up the King and the Parliament The Atheist’s Prayer Should you deign to cast an eye on
Three score barrels of powder below me,
You, whose might no man can Take pity on the mortal in the atheist
Poor old England to overthrow measure, you see.
By God's providence he was catch’d Whose worth is more than earthly
treasure, Then by whisper in your still small voice,
With a dark lantern and burning match
You who sits in regal splendour, You say, all is calm rejoice,
Holler boys, holler boys, let the bells ring Creator of such awesome grandeur, And know within that all is well,
Holler boys, holler boys Who am I to question you? Although outside is little less than living
I am but one of more than just a few. hell.
God save the King!
Should you deign to cast an eye on
In my mind, we can see the providence and protection of God in the history of me, These things give me cause to wonder.
our nation. God preserved the freedom for the gospel to prosper by protecting Take pity on the mortal in the atheist It seems no less than boob and
Great Britain from threats such as the Spanish Armada and the Gunpowder plot. you see. blunder,
Previously, the established church had banned the population from having That man should possess such power,
personal access to the Bible in their own language and had enforced religious I stand before your throne and shake. To make creation cringe and cower.
conformity upon everyone. Martyrs such as Ridley, Latimer, Hooper and others
fought for the freedom of personal conscience and conviction when it came to Your voice of thunder makes the earth Who am I to question you?
religious belief and practise. Whilst being burned at the stake, Latimer turned to shake, I am but one of more than just a few.
Ridley and said “Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a The sky, the mountains and the birds, Should you deign to cast an eye on
candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.” Despite the And many other works too beautiful me,
decline of Christianity in the UK today, this light is still burning today. for words. Take pity on the mortal in the atheist
Who am I to question you? you see.
So this November, not only will the nights draw in ever darker, but as we look
around at the world and at our country perhaps we sense that we are in a I am but one of more than just a few. Paul J Openshaw
particularly dark and difficult time. We have a cost of living and energy crisis, we
have turbulence in Downing Street, war in Europe, as well as a host of other
problems. It has been said the darker the night, the brighter the light, and I would
encourage you to in this time of unrest to seek the Jesus Christ, the light of the
world, the same yesterday, today and forever. Did you Know?
Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world! The one who follows me Would you like to have the parish magazine delivered
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