“I hope to God that He
Unswervingly believes in me.”

— Yip Harburg

"Agnostic".
Rhymes for the Irreverent (1965)
Context: No matter how much I probe and prod,
I cannot quite believe in God;
But oh, I hope to God that He
Unswervingly believes in me.

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American song lyricist 1896–1981

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