On Thee the Lord My mighty sins hath laid; And against Thee Jehovah's sword Flashed forth its fiery blade. The stroke of justice fell on Thee, That it might never fall on me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO BE CLOSELY WRITTEN ON A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS TO MR. THOMAS SOUTHERNE, ON HIS BIRTHDAY, 1742 by ALEXANDER POPE THE GREAT SAINT BERNARD by SAMUEL ROGERS SONG, WRITTEN AT SEA, IN THE FIRST DUTCH WAR, 1665 ... by CHARLES SACKVILLE (1637-1706) REMEMBRANCE by EGMONT HEGEL ARENS PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 32. AL-KHABIR by EDWIN ARNOLD |