But lust’s distorted spring shoots crooked arrows too.
Be thou in mind upright as arrow straight for bow.
A bow will not shoot straight, unless the arrow’s so.
We’ve fought our fight and conquered in our outward strife.
Now turn we our attention to the inner life.
We’ve done with outer warfare, lesser as it is;
And as the Prophet, wage the greater warfare, his.15
We put our trust in God; from Him we ask for aid;
With His assistance faith can move a mountain staid.
To rout an armed foe is nothing very fresh;