The Sacrifice Poem by Gerry Legister

For truce, we send a lamb
To the rulers of the land,
The act of national sacrifice
Let the world hear our voice.
From villages to the wilderness
Hasting judgments and righteousness,
Pursuits of wealth given up and abandon
That fear may consume the land.
And there shall be rejoicing,
With vintage from the shouting
An offering to God surrenders pride,
For all the wealth we lost inside.
We will cry with empty eyes,
To see promises go in sudden surprise