{"id":466,"date":"2015-04-09T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrmushava.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/09\/goodbye-terror\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T07:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T07:34:32","slug":"goodbye-terror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blockspaceballads.com\/?p=466","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye, Terror"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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What is a city without a sentinel?<\/span><\/span>
Criminal paradise.
What is freedom without fraternity?
Inflated self-image.
What is man without love?
Beast of instinct.
What is life without purpose?
Chronology of destruction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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What is religion without truth?<\/span><\/span>
Tyranny of hate.<\/span><\/span>
What is fervour without knowledge?<\/span><\/span>
Suicidal devastation.<\/span><\/span>
What is the world without Christ?<\/span><\/span>
Inhabitable inferno.<\/span><\/span>
What is history without final judgement?<\/span><\/span>
Triumph of evil.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Turn page on page,<\/span><\/span>
Disaster erupts on disaster.<\/span><\/span>
Terror bleeds each margin.<\/span><\/span>
Between warlords, drones and dictators,<\/span><\/span>
The poor civilian under siege.<\/span><\/span>
Leaders chant peace on the podium<\/span><\/span>
And scheme terror in remote enclosures.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
There remains for a secure future<\/span><\/span>
One answer solid and enduring.<\/span><\/span>
The Prince of Peace comes quickly<\/span><\/span>
To banish evil and suffering;<\/span><\/span>
He will supplant with righteousness<\/span><\/span>
Our sin-captive civilisation<\/span><\/span>
And evermore reign with compassion.<\/span><\/span>
Even so, come Lord Jesus!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Garissa University attack (Photo Credit: IB Times) What is a city without a sentinel?Criminal paradise.What is freedom without fraternity?Inflated self-image.What is man without love?Beast of instinct.What is life without purpose?Chronology of destruction. What is religion without truth?Tyranny of hate.What is fervour without knowledge?Suicidal devastation.What is the world without Christ?Inhabitable inferno.What is history without final judgement?Triumph of evil. Turn page on page,Disaster erupts on disaster.Terror bleeds each margin.Between warlords, drones and dictators,The poor civilian under siege.Leaders chant peace on the podiumAnd scheme terror in remote enclosures. There remains for a secure futureOne answer solid and enduring.The Prince of Peace comes quicklyTo banish evil and suffering;He will supplant with righteousnessOur sin-captive civilisationAnd evermore reign with compassion.Even so, come Lord Jesus!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems"],"yoast_head":"\nGoodbye, Terror | Blockspace<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blockspaceballads.com\/?p=466\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Goodbye, Terror | Blockspace\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Garissa University attack (Photo Credit: IB Times) What is a city without a sentinel?Criminal paradise.What is freedom without fraternity?Inflated self-image.What is man without love?Beast of instinct.What is life without purpose?Chronology of destruction. 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