{"id":4487,"date":"2019-04-16T00:41:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T23:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=4487"},"modified":"2019-04-16T00:41:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T23:41:45","slug":"it-is-but-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/it-is-but-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"It Is But Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Notre<\/a>
Notre Dame Steeple Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is but stone – yet how it burns!
\nIt that stood when bombs from sky rained down:
\nWhen heads to baskets fell before a Longford priest
\nOn the streets of that French town
\nIt looked on, clergy sided with the rich
\nWho the poor turned on, casting God aside
\nWho they disdained if his people on earth were so wrong
\nTurning in turn atheist, Protestant, and thousands died.<\/p>\n

The church is not its clergy proud
\nThe church is not made of stones ornate
\nThe church is a humble crowd
\nWho kneel, spiritually prostrate
\nOn life, on frailty reflect
\nAs a spire falls that can be rebuilt
\nEasier than a church damaged by wrongs of clergy
\nWho deny and cover up those of guilt.<\/p>\n

The world is our church, the river walk
\nThe workplace, the home in the dark…
\nThe road that we cycle on,
\nThe swaying trees in the park.
\nThe Cathedral, is the vanity of man
\nMore to what he can make than Gods glory
\nAll shall fall, all it takes is time
\nThat is the meaning of this fires story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is but stone – yet how it burns! It that stood when bombs from sky rained down: When heads to baskets fell before a Longford priest On the streets of that French town It looked on, clergy sided with the rich Who the poor turned on, casting God aside …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3582],"tags":[4197,524,4194,4195,4196],"class_list":["post-4487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faith","tag-cathedral-fire","tag-faith","tag-notre-dame","tag-notre-dame-fire","tag-notre-dame-paris","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-1an","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":73,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/what-the-clergy-really-prayed-for\/","url_meta":{"origin":4487,"position":0},"title":"What The Clergy Really Prayed For","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"9th June 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"They hid behind the Penal Laws Those in cloaks and veils dressed They hid behind history How the clergy were oppressed They used it as an excuse When the Communists killed their priests in Spain... 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