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THE RECOVERY (2) by THOMAS TRAHERNE

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First Line: SIN! WILT THOU VANQUISH ME!
Last Line: SHALL THEE DESTROY; HEAL, FEED, MAKE ME DIVINE.
Subject(s): SIN;

Sin! wilt thou vanquish me!
And shall I yield the victory?
Shall all my joys be spoil'd,
And pleasures soil'd
By thee!
Shall I remain
As one that's slain
And never more lift up the head?
Is not my Saviour dead!
His blood, thy bane, my balsam, bliss, joy, wine;
Shall thee destroy; heal, feed, make me divine.



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