by John Donne
I.
Wilt Thou
forgive that sin where I begun,
Which was my
sin, though it were done
before?
Wilt Thou
forgive that sin, through which I run,
And do
run
still, though still I do
deplore?
When Thou hast done, Thou hast not
done,
For I have
more.
II.
Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I
have won
Others to sin, and made my sin their
door?
Wilt Thou forgive
that sin which I did
shun A
year or two, but
wallowed in a score?
When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done,
For I have
more.
III.
I have a sin of fear, that when I
have spun
My last
thread, I shall
perish on the shore ;
But swear by
Thyself, that at my
death Thy
Son Shall
shine as he shines now, and
heretofore ;
And having done that, Thou hast done ;
I
fear no more.