Upon the slope of knowledge grand
A struggle up – A fight to stand
Upon a tilted sea
Of shifty sand
For all I know I pray to show
The lessons once I’d learned
On the lathe of life
Through time and strife
Re-shaped them as they turned
The wisdom on a hoary head
A mysterious fact to fathom
The more we grow
The need to know
Is a perpetually widening chasm
Oh the depth of omniscience
Perfection in a faultless mind
Impressing on my conscience
A sea of wealth to find
Acuity is sharpened
Perception takes deeper tones
A living breathing well of thought
Gives life to these old bones
The spirit of the living God
Residing in the heart
Approving with a smiling nod
His wisdom to impart
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