You shall not eat the fat or meat
of animals that died in the field.
Go grease a wheel or oil a shield,
don’t lick your fingers or have a meal.
Make offerings of living things,
but keep your teeth away from fat.
What’s God’s is not for you, upshot.
Be satisfied, ‘cause that is that.
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What binds us into families
is stronger than the bonds of blood.
We’re more than horsey thoroughbreds
united through a common stud.
We live by trust, so when we must,
we sacrifice so all can eat.
Our hungers for what some deplore
we’ll keep in check without deceit.
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Photo: by Darius Soodmand on Unsplash
Source: Leviticus 7:23-27
Text: David Alexander, 2021 CC BY-SA 4.0
Tune: Ye Banks and Braes, Public Domain
Score: https://www.smallchurchmusic.com/2012/Score/WeCannotMeasure-YeBanks.pdf
Audio: www.smallchurchmusic.com Used by Permission
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