Don't Lower God

You may want to read the 8th Psalm before or after reading this poem.

Don’t Lower God.
By Larry Linville


Hey, David, I’m so glad you aren’t around.
They’re doing some things that would make you frown.
Your Psalms are uplifting -- give God much praise.
They want to make him their ol’ buddy these days.

You knew that God can’t be captured in words from off the street
no matter how many righteous phrases we repeat.
You knew that poetry best expresses the obscure
while the words of science just cannot endure.

You said God was Majestic – much higher that we.
And there’s no way to write on paper what we see.
Today we want to lower the level to words of prose
And remove the majestic language that you chose.

Some want to bring the Bible into a science class.
Without it, they believe our children just can’t pass.
They call this intrusion “intelligent design”
believing it will open the door to the Divine.

Their efforts are sincere, their motives are pure
and very well intentioned to be sure.
The effort brings God down to science and prose
and removes the great glory which from the Psalms flows.

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