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139. I Have Lived After My Lust
Now marcy, Ihe-su, I wyll amend
and neuermore displease the,
yff grace thow wylt me send.
and neuermore displease the,
yff grace thow wylt me send.
My thoght ys full hevy
and greuith me Ryght sore;
my synnys be pesy,
whych repentyth me euer-more.
my flesh fast swetyng
my paynys to Renew,
my body besely boylyng
with hetys—lord Ihesu,
This haue I full surely
for that I was vniust
to god, the sune off mary,
and leuyd after my lust. Now mercy, Ihesu.
and greuith me Ryght sore;
my synnys be pesy,
whych repentyth me euer-more.
my flesh fast swetyng
my paynys to Renew,
my body besely boylyng
with hetys—lord Ihesu,
This haue I full surely
for that I was vniust
to god, the sune off mary,
and leuyd after my lust. Now mercy, Ihesu.
My fete, sume tyme more
and lesse, they do swete;
my hert ys very pore,
and besyly doth bete;
my hed ys all macy,
and meruelowsly dothe werke;
my[n] yene dyme and dasy,
my neke ys full sterke;
Thys haue I full surely
[for that I was vniust
to god, the sune off mary,
and leuyd after my lust. Now mercy, Ihesu.]
and lesse, they do swete;
my hert ys very pore,
and besyly doth bete;
my hed ys all macy,
and meruelowsly dothe werke;
my[n] yene dyme and dasy,
my neke ys full sterke;
Thys haue I full surely
[for that I was vniust
to god, the sune off mary,
and leuyd after my lust. Now mercy, Ihesu.]
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My hondys do me no good
ne-dys must I ly so
and take no erthly fode
[OMITTED]
now helpe me, goode lorde,
my stomake ys full faynt;
I make to the acorde
Vppon payne off a-taynt;
I wyll no more suerly
to the be so vnjust
butt kepe thy lawes truly
And put a-way false lust. Now mercy Ihe[s]u.
ne-dys must I ly so
and take no erthly fode
[OMITTED]
now helpe me, goode lorde,
my stomake ys full faynt;
I make to the acorde
Vppon payne off a-taynt;
I wyll no more suerly
to the be so vnjust
butt kepe thy lawes truly
And put a-way false lust. Now mercy Ihe[s]u.
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