Who were "the Father and the Son"
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Who were "the Father and the Son"We pondered when a child,And what had they to do with usAnd when portentous told With inference appallingBy Childhood fortifiedWe thought, at least they are no worseThan they have been described. Who are "the Father and the Son"Did we demand Today"The Father and the Son" himselfWould doubtless specify -- But had they the felicityWhen we desired to know.We better Friends had been, perhaps,Than time ensue to be -- We start -- to learn that we believeBut once -- entirely --Belief, it does not fit so wellWhen altered frequently -- We blush, that Heaven if we achieve --Event ineffable --We shall have shunned until ashamedTo own the Miracle --