Present Joys

“We thank the Lord of heaven and earth
who hath preserved us from our birth
for present joys, for blessings past,
and for the hope of heaven at last.”
It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.
G.K. Chesterton in The Cleveland Press, March 1, 1921 (via )
11 Jan 2011
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