Inspired utterances—more than a smatter
High, high hopes, e'en from pitter-patter
His preaching made the hatters madder:
"The least yeast makes the better batter"
Rumor mills and flattering chatter
Cousin's head served on a platter
Palms and coats and praises slathered
A right-now king they would rather
Closest friends, their feet he lathered
Then one betrayed, one denied, and all did scatter
His body crushed and torn to tatters
Climbed a tree without a ladder
Drip-drop, drip-drop, red holy splatter
Conquering death's venom spitting adder
Now he's dead and now we're sadder
Two days pass: Mary, what's the matter?
Fifty more, then we'll gather
To glorify Him, our pattern shatterer
