John Donne: A Hymn to God the Father
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A Hymn to God the Father

1573-1631


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.

Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I have won
         Others to sin, and made my sins their door?
Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I did shun
         A year or two, but wallow'd in a score?
When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done;
         For I have more.

I have a sin of fear, that when I've 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.


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