Nothing
What would I change
If I had but one choice
One thing to say
With this small, fleeting voice?
What would I change?
I could go back into history
To the outset of time
And wipe away darkness
Of sin's stain and grime.
I could cure every illness
And prevent all disease,
But what would it profit
If I chose one of these?
Or could you imagine
If I made us all smart?
What true revelation
Of everyone's heart!
For reform in this world
What trait would be chosen?
One simple word, "nothing"
Tis that would be spoken.
What would I change?
Not one thing created
By Him wise over all.
Not a thing I'd do better
To try'd mean my fall.
What could I change?