CONFUCIUS
Wouldwe were scholars of Confucius’ timeWatching the feudal China crumbling down,Frightening our master, shaking many a crown,Until he makes more firm the father sages,Restoring custom from the earliest agesWith prudent sayings, golden as the sun.Lord, show us safe, august, established ways,Fill us with yesterdays.
Wouldwe were scholars of Confucius’ timeWatching the feudal China crumbling down,Frightening our master, shaking many a crown,Until he makes more firm the father sages,Restoring custom from the earliest agesWith prudent sayings, golden as the sun.Lord, show us safe, august, established ways,Fill us with yesterdays.
Wouldwe were scholars of Confucius’ time
Watching the feudal China crumbling down,
Frightening our master, shaking many a crown,
Until he makes more firm the father sages,
Restoring custom from the earliest ages
With prudent sayings, golden as the sun.
Lord, show us safe, august, established ways,
Fill us with yesterdays.