Nifty. I didn't particularly like the third verse when I first read it here but wasn't sure if that was because of the verse itself or because it was unfamiliar. I was and am also a little uncomfortable with the Christian references, largely because there is no sign of them in the first two verses. Perhaps the third verse has been dropped by many singers because they also think that it doesn't quite work and has the feel of an afterthought; even if the afterthought was that of the original writer.