Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON HIMSELF, UPON HEARING WHAT WAS HIS SENTENCE, by JAMES GRAHAM (1612-1650)


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ON HIMSELF, UPON HEARING WHAT WAS HIS SENTENCE, by                 Poet's Biography
First Line: Let them bestow on every airth a limb
Last Line: And confident thou'lt raise me with the just.
Alternate Author Name(s): Montrose, 1st Marquis Of
Variant Title(s): His Metrical Prayer;verses Composed On The Eve Of His Execution
Subject(s): Bible; Capital Punishment; Montrose, 5th Earl & 1st Marquis Of; Religion; Hanging; Executions; Death Penalty; Graham, James (1612-165); Theology


Let them bestow on every airth a limb;
Open all my veins, that I may swim
To thee my Maker, in that crimson lake;
Then place my par-boiled head upon a stake;
Scatter my ashes, strew them in the air:
Lord since thou know'st where all these atoms are,
I'm hopeful thou'lt recover once my dust,
And confident thou'lt raise me with the just.






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