Our little secrets slink away－
Beside God's shall not tell－
He kept his word a Trillion years
And might we not as well－
But for the niggardly delight 5
To make each other stare
Is there no sweet beneath the sun
With this that may compare－
Beside God's shall not tell－
He kept his word a Trillion years
And might we not as well－
But for the niggardly delight 5
To make each other stare
Is there no sweet beneath the sun
With this that may compare－
(F.1318/J.1326)
[1] secrets:: prayers said by the celebrant in a low voice after the Offertory and before the Preface (OED B.n. 2). little:: a small amount. slink away:: to drop secretly into the offertory box.
[2] Beside God's:: the box beside God's pulpiteer, preacher.
[3] Trillion:: millions of millions, the eternity that God has promised.
[4] as well:: believers as well to donate "a tenth part of the tithe" forever.
[5] niggardly delight:: the pleasure of the donors, or the Church.
[6] stare:: amazing on the niggardly amount.
[7] sweet beneath the sun:: a wonderful thing, a fun, to reveal the amount of their offertory.
[8] compare:: to compare their faith; a comparison of trillion years of eternity with niggardly offertory.
