Grace and Merit

A reader who prefers to remain anonymous sent in this funny orginal ditty.

To the tune of Love and Marriage:

Grace and merit, grace and merit,
God’s so great that He can’t wait to share it–
‘Specially with His Mother!
You can’t have one without the other.

Grace and merit, grace and merit,
The Cross is heavy but you’ll have to bear it.
Listen, sister, brother,
You can’t have one without the other.

Try, try, try to separate them,
It’s an illusion.
Try, try, try and you will only add
To the confusion.

Grace and merit, grace and merit,
It’s a legacy we can inherit,
With and through His Mother.
You can’t have one without the other.