At first when God created Man
It was never a cursed fate.
All things were true.
All things wise.
The animals spoke in knowing.
Every sunrise and every moonlight bright
Humankind was pure, and good at heart.
The oceans stretched—vast, wondrous, eternal.

Farewell, joys of the earth.
For even in sickness, I shall rise.
Trust not in riches,
But in the Lord Almighty.