The Evidence

Now do I pin upon retaining
The vibrant chord of my being,
Forgetting in this egot desire,
That the music of heaven may not be
Complete without it!
List ye unto reason! Since thou hast come
Wherefrom, plucked from the naught of
Eternity, then I say me thy existence is but
The continuance of eternity manifest!
Man pins his faith in his God, as he pins
His faith in his purse. Doth he reach within it,
And his thumb and finger bring not forth the coin,
How, then sayeth he, may he buy?
Man's soul is his purse, and woe is he!
Who hath not the pence of faith within it.