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TO ENDEA.
“Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much.”
—Luke 7, 47.
—Luke 7, 47.
If Mary's sins, because she “loved so much,”
By One, who loved her more, were all forgiven;
I know, sweet Endea! that our love is such
That we shall both be sure to go to Heaven.
By One, who loved her more, were all forgiven;
I know, sweet Endea! that our love is such
That we shall both be sure to go to Heaven.
For, if for “loving much,” we are to win
Approval of his love—we are forgiven;
For we have loved enough to make our sin
As white as snow before it falls from Heaven.
Approval of his love—we are forgiven;
For we have loved enough to make our sin
As white as snow before it falls from Heaven.
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And if, like Mary, we should be accused
Of equal crime, we shall be still forgiven;
For we shall err, however much abused,
As “God is Love”—upon the side of Heaven.
Of equal crime, we shall be still forgiven;
For we shall err, however much abused,
As “God is Love”—upon the side of Heaven.
Connecticut River, August 3, 1830.
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