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Show II . v 1 Selected poctru. RETALIATION. I , Vlicn Jesus appeared as the Savior of men ! I f r 'f liis back to the smitcrs, for truth gave he then : ' ( ' That redemption and mercy to sinners might How; I Aii then all his work was, A kiss for a hlow. if 4 And onward his followers shared the same fate, - While the Spirit of truth stcmmM a world of hate : ; . Jst so was it then, and will ever be so, .While falsehood can utter a kiss for a hlow. Jllut when He returns in His glory to reign 1 .No.hioic shall He suffer the scatters disdain': ' 'TSicn the black-hearted hypocrite sinners shall ' , p know, . ' T&ere'sno longer for. them a kxss for" a blow. ) . v Ilarlil a voice from on high, saying, "O Lord, 11 how long,u , And oh earth a loud cry of wailing and wrong;. For the land's fum. of" uonnnuv, vioLenck and won, 'And the causers cry on, give a kiss for a blow Yet, thcrc'isa day When in wrath He'll devour, f And thrash them to dust with the rod of His power : ! Who now cry 44L6rd, T.ot'd 1" in tones mournfully i low, JpjP And curat, lie, and preach, give A KISS for a J$iL . ijcow. ( t - UPBll " I Tslander and falsehood were axioms of bliss j iffln And a growl for a scowl, and a k ick for a kiss ; agH'j! Then Sis, in its pure native colonj would glow, jjK, f " " And we'd laugh when 'twas said',v give A kiss a2f j 'SI FQRABLOW. ' Wt But alas for the motto "put evil for good," wlj To say wrax, and do ILL, is now understood ; m w it'h words sweet and oily, and hearts cold as n 1 snow, "' ' - The wicked can trump forth A kiss for a blow. ' I Kilmarnock. .' ' I-yon. |