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1284.

[Secretly allured by grace]

A woman . . . which was a sinner, &c. —vii. 37.

Secretly allured by grace,
Lo to Christ the sinner flies,
Dares not look upon His face,
Dares not meet His purer eyes;
Having found the God she seeks,
Fill'd with shame, she scarce appears,
Only by her heart she speaks,
Pours it out in silent tears.