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House protecting: God, bless the world and all that is therein

House protecting

God, bless the world and all that is therein.
God, bless my spouse and my children,
God, bless the eye that is in my head,
And bless, O God, the handling of my hand;
What time I rise in the morning early,
What time I...

It is easier to descend than ascend.

The world's like a ladder: one ascends, and one descends.

Many make the descent to eternal darkness but few ascend to heaven.

It is easier to descend than to ascend.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.