Oh Thou, who Man of baser Earth didst make,
And ev'n with Paradise devise the Snake:
For all the Sin wherewith the Face of Man
Is blacken'd---Man's forgiveness give---and take!
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In the Beginning
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Oh Thou, who Man of baser Earth didst make, And ev'n with Paradise devise the Snake: For all the Sin wherewith the Face of Man Is blacken'd---Man's forgiveness give---and take!
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Vedder's note: Omar's reasoning has carried him so far that he
cannot believe he is a mere irresponsible agent, nor can he persuade
himself that he is entirely responsible. He therefore concludes that he is
both free and fated, and this conclusion leads to the "Pardon Giving and
Pardon Imploring Hands."
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