Hands that Shed Innocent Blood - From the Seven Things God Hates Series

 

What hast thou there at fringe thy arms

with fingers, thumbs and palms

Creator's work that thou hast used

assuaged as thy life's balm

What mighty tasks and timely deeds

for which thy hands portrayed

and bantam works of fine detail

thy intricate displayed

But now ill-used thy hands have made

the innocent thy dupe

for thou hast slain the guiltless ones

thus conquered as a coup

For willful sin thy hands hath worked

to rid the world with shame

but find thy handprints in thy acts

have caused the bloody stains

And now with glee thou dost protect

those others had in mind

while killing clean and wholesome ones

created by divine

But what thy thoughts have thus forgot

the One who made thy hands

shall take account in judgment hall

the works that they have panned

And should thou find thyself in guilt

of what thy hands have done

repentance is thine only hope

for what God hates bar none