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First Line: Away vane world, bewitcher of my hairt!
Last Line: Chryst is my love alone - I feir not
Alternate Author Name(s): Montgomery, Alexander+(1)


AuAT! vane world, bewitcher of my hairt!
My sorouis shauis my sins maks me to smart;
Jit will I not dispair,
Bot to my God repair !
He has mercy ay,
Thairfor will I pray!
He hes mercy ay, and lovis me,
Thoght by his humbling hand he provis ra[e.]
Auay, auay! too long thou hes me snaird;
I will not tyne more tyme! I am prepaird
Thy subtill slychts to flie,
Vhilks hes allured me.
Tho they sueitly smyle.
Smoothly they begyle!
Tho they sueitly smyle, I feir thame.
I find thame fals; I will forbeir thame.
Once more, auay! shauis loth the world to le[ave!
Bids oft adeu with it that holds me slave.
Loth am I to forgo
This sueet alluring fo!
Sen thy wayis ar vane,
Sail I the retane !
Sen thy wayis ar vane, I quyt thee;
Thy plesuris sail no more delyt me.
A thousand tymis auay! — Oh! stay no more.
Sueit Chryst, conduct, leist subtile sin devore,
Without thy helping hand
No man hes strenth to stand.
Tho I oft intend
All my wayis to mend —
Tho I oft intend, strength fails ay!
The sair assaults of sin prevailis ay.
Quhat sal I say ! ar all my plesurs past!
Sail worldly lustis nou tak thair leiv at last!
Jea, Chryst, these earthly toyes
Sail tume in hevinly joyes.
Let the world be gone;
love Chryst allone.
Let the world be gone — I cair not!
Chryst is my love alone — I feir not.






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