Seven Woes of Zion

Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!  Wo be unto him that crieth: All is well! Yea, wo be unto him that hearkeneth unto the precepts of men, and denieth the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost!  Yea, wo be unto him that saith: We have received, and we need no more!  And in fine, wo unto all those who tremble, and are angry because of the truth of God!

Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 28:24-28

Wo unto him that is at ease in Zion

Who works not, neither toils nor labors

Not counted upon nor relied upon

To serve or care for his neighbors

Wo be unto him that crieth: All is well

Who misleads, deceives and distorts

With words of wellbeing, easy to sell

To all whose vanity he courts

Wo to him that hearken unto the precepts of men

While denying words of a prophet and seer

Unsaintly, natural men, who take delight in sin

Who hide when the Light of Truth is near

Wo to him that denieth God’s power

Believing himself to be the end of the law

And who will tremble, shake and cower

Before the Judge of Power and Awe

Wo to him that denieth the gift of the Holy Ghost

Denying the Holy Counselor and Guide

Mouthing a foolish and prideful boast

Leading to darken places, with no place to hide

Wo be unto him that saith we need no more

Crying we’ve had enough of God’s word

Then, heaven's rain of truths no longer pour

And once-spiritual eyes are blinded and blurred

Wo unto those who are angry about God’s truth

Angry about things as they really are, or are to be

For one day the unrepentant will accept the proof

When at last their tongues confess and they bow the knee

Larry Doyle Crenshaw