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The Devil's Vision
The Devil once said to the demons below,
“Our work is progressing entirely too slow,
The Christian people stand in our way,
Since they don’t believe in the show nor even in the play.
They teach that the carnival, circus, and dance,
The taverns and honky-tonk with its games of chance,
Drinking and smoking – these are all wrong,
That Christian folks don’t mix with the ungodly throng.
They are quick to condemn everything that we do,
To cause unbelievers to be just a few,
They claim these things are all of the devil,
That Christian folks live on a much higher level.
Now fellows, their theology, while perfectly true,
Is blocking the work we are trying to do,
We’ll have to get busy and figure a plan,
That will change their standards as fast as we can.
Now I have a vision of what we can do,
Hearken and I’ll tell this deception to you.
Then find me a wise, degenerate man,
Whom I can use to help work out this plan.
There’s nothing so real as the things that you see,
The eyes and the mind, and the heart will agree –
So what can be better than an object to view,
I say it will work, and convince not a few.
The home is the place for this sinful device,
The people deceived will think it quite nice –
The world will possess it, most Christians can’t tell,
That it’s all of the devil, and was plotted in hell.
We’ll sell them with pictures with the latest of news,
And while they’re still looking, we’ll advertise booze
And the soul-snatching cigarette also. They’ll look
Until they’ll forget what God says in His Book!
At first it will shock them – they’ll see in a haze,
But still they’ll be hardened and continue to gaze.
We’ll give them some gospel that isn’t too strong,
And a few sacred songs to tow them along.
They’ll take in the ads with the latest of fashions,
And soon watch the show that stirs evil passions.
Murder and love-making scenes they’ll behold
Until their souls are bitterly cold.
The old family altar, which once held much charm
Will soon lose its place, without much alarm.
Praying in secret will also be lost
As they look at the screen, without counting the cost!
The compromising preachers who don’t take their stand
Will embrace this new vision and think it is grand.
They’ll help fool the people and cause them to sin
By accepting this evil and taking it in.
Influence is great and this you can see,
Just look at my power, and you’ll have to agree,
It won’t take too long, my demons to tell.
That the vision of Satan will populate hell.
Divorce will increase, sex crimes will abound.
Much innocent blood will be spilt on the ground.
The home will be damned, in short order, I say,
When this vision of mine comes to stay.
Get busy, my co-workers, and put this thing out –
We’ll see if the church can continue to shout.
The Christian people who stand in our way
Will soon hush their crying against any play.
We’ll cover the earth with this devilvision –
Though we’ll tell everyone that it’s television!
We’ll win through deception – this cannot fail –
Though some Gospel preachers against it will rail.”