On Viol and Flute By Edmund W. Gosse |
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X. REPENTANCE.
This is the solemn day and this the hour,When thou, O Lord, wast nailed upon the tree;
Eloi, eloi lama sabacthani!
Thou criedst, and the demons lost their power;
Behold! before thy sacred face I cower,
Not worthy to be looked upon by Thee,
But oh! do Thou be merciful to me,
And give me chastity for heavenly dower.
Oh! God, thou knowest how often, for my part,
I cried “Repenitance” from the fleshly fires!
Thou who all pure and all unspotted art,
Forgive me now, for now my soul aspires!
Help me to fight against my wild desires,
And with Thy wounds close up my bleeding heart!
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