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ASH WEDNESDAY (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: MY GOD, MY GOD, HAVE MERCY ON MY SIN
Last Line: TO TELL IT IN.
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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