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NO ESCAPE by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: I THREW MY MANTLE OVER MY HEAD
Last Line: SHOWED THE SIN ENTHRONED IN MY SPIRIT'S NIGHT!
Subject(s): SIN;
I threw my mantle over my head,
But my sin had dyed the mantle red,
So I hid my face in my hands instead.

But my hands with sin's leprosy were white,
So I closed my eyes; and that inward sight
Showed the sin enthroned in my spirit's night!



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