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THOUGHTS ON JOB, I. 21 |
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THOUGHTS ON JOB, I. 21
I
Naked into the world I came,And naked I return;
My covering nothing but my shame,
My nakedness I mourn.
II
Stript of the image of my god,Unfit for angel-eyes,
I wander here a naked clod,
Tho' form'd to scale the skies.
III
My first progenitor, by sinCorrupted as defil'd,
Has deep entail'd his guilty stain
On each apostate child.
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IV
For this, of every comfort shorne,For this, himself he lost;
While we, his wretched offspring, mourn
The price our ruin cost.
V
But O, thou second Adam, come,And clothe my naked soul;
Reverse the sentence of my doom,
And make my nature whole!
IV
Thine image on my heart impress,Thy righteousness divine;
That, walking in thy glorious dress,
I may in glory shine!
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