Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ASH WEDNESDAY (2), by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: My god, my god, have mercy on my sin
Last Line: To tell it in.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Ash Wednesday; Repentance; Penitence


My God, my God, have mercy on my sin,
For it is great; and if I should begin
To tell it all, the day would be too small
To tell it in.
My God, Thou wilt have mercy on my sin
For Thy Love's sake: yea, if I should begin
To tell Thee all, the day would be too small
To tell it in.






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