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2225.

[Thrice he promised to confess]

Peter then denied again: and immediately, &c. —xviii. 27.

Thrice he promised to confess,
Thrice his suffering Lord denies,
Thus performs his promises,
Bonds and death he thus defies!
But let Jesus' look convert,
Then the reed a rock shall prove,
Thrice express his faithful heart,
Thrice protest his humble love.