A BOOK FOR THE KING

A book has been made for the King,

A book of beauty and art;

To the good king's eyes

A smile shall rise

Hiding the ache in his heart -

Hiding the hurt and the grief

As he turns it, leaf by leaf.

A book has been made for the King,

A book of blood and of blight;

To the Great King's eyes

A look shall rise

That will blast and wither and smite -

Yes, smite with a just God's rage,

As He turns it, page by page.