Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AT SIMON'S HOUSE, by EDWARD NOYES POMEROY


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AT SIMON'S HOUSE, by                    
First Line: She seeks her saviour as she is
Last Line: Dost thou believe it?
Subject(s): Confessions; Sin


She seeks her Saviour as she is,
Her sin confessing;
She knows no other way than this
To win His blessing.

She seeks the Saviour where He is;
'Tis hard to enter,
But shame and scorn allied for this
Do not prevent her.

She comes to Him no gift to ask;
She brings the Master
The choicest thing she has, her flask
Of alabaster.

She stands where He reclines at meat,
Derision eyes them;
Her tears, they wet His dusty feet,
Her hair, it dries them.

She comprehends sin's discontent
And disappointment,
As humbly, dumbly, penitent,
She pours the ointment.

Her burdened spirit He uplifts
And not accuses;
Though well He knows her life, her gift's
Unhallowed uses.

She entered in contrition's mien,
In sore affliction;
He sends her forth in peace, with e'en
His benediction.

O sinner, let not shame nor hate
Thy spirit trample;
But come at once, and imitate
Her brave example.

Forget it all—their evil heart,
Thy ill behavior;
And where He is, and as thou art,
Seek thou the Saviour.

Bring Him thy gift; though stained with sin,
He will receive it.
The vilest still may enter in.
Dost thou believe it?





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