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<DATE>2008-07-05</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<BIBNO T="oclc">51784609</BIBNO>
<VID>175019</VID>
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<DIV1 TYPE="poem">
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<HEAD>THE PENITENT SINNER</HEAD>
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<L><HI>Behold, O God, in Rivers of my tears</HI></L>
<L><HI>I come to thee, bow down thy ble&s;&s;ed ears</HI></L>
<L><HI>To bear me wretch, and let my eyes that &s;leep,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Yet never clo&s;e, behold a sinner weep.</HI></L>
</ARGUMENT>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">Let not</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label" COLS="3"><HI>O God my God</HI></CELL>
<CELL COLS="2">my faults though great</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="3">And my poor &s;oul bet</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>vv</HI></CELL>
<CELL COLS="4">een thy Mercies Seat.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL ROLE="label" COLS="3"><HI>Lord remember</HI></CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>h<LB>y</HI></CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label" COLS="3"><HI>If thou be</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>I co</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>me</HI></CELL>
<CELL>not Lord wit</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>h</HI></CELL>
<CELL>any o</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>the</HI></CELL>
<CELL>r merit,</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Then</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>wh</HI></CELL>
<CELL>at I in my S</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>a</HI></CELL>
<CELL>viour</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>Ch</HI></CELL>
<CELL>ri&s;t inherit:</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Be th</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>en</HI></CELL>
<CELL>his wound</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>s</HI></CELL>
<CELL>my birth his</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>ri</HI></CELL>
<CELL>&s;e my bli&s;s,</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>My Crown his</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>th</HI></CELL>
<CELL>orns, my dea</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>t</HI></CELL>
<CELL>h be lo</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>&s;t</HI></CELL>
<CELL>in his:</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And th</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>ou</HI></CELL>
<CELL>my ble&s;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>t</HI></CELL>
<CELL>Redeemer,</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>Sa</HI></CELL>
<CELL>viour, God,</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Quit my ac</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>co</HI></CELL>
<CELL>unt, with</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>h</HI></CELL>
<CELL>old thy</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>ve</HI></CELL>
<CELL>ngeance rod,</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>O beg for</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>me</HI></CELL>
<CELL>my h</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>o</HI></CELL>
<CELL>pes on</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>t</HI></CELL>
<CELL>hee are &s;et,</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And Chri</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>&s;t</HI></CELL>
<CELL>forgi</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>v</HI></CELL>
<CELL>e, and willing, pay t</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>h</HI></CELL>
<CELL>e debt.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>The linn</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>in</HI></CELL>
<CELL>towel I</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>f</HI></CELL>
<CELL>thou wear, O</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>y</HI></CELL>
<CELL>ee I know,</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>O but</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>to</HI></CELL>
<CELL>thee,</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>O</HI></CELL>
<CELL>whether</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>&s;</HI></CELL>
<CELL>hould I go?</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>All o</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>t</HI></CELL>
<CELL>her helps a</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>r</HI></CELL>
<CELL>e vain</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>e</HI></CELL>
<CELL>grant then to me</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>I am t</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>hy</HI></CELL>
<CELL>cro&s;s, thy</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>&s;</HI></CELL>
<CELL>aving hea</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>l</HI></CELL>
<CELL>th mu&s;t be:</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>O hear</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>k</HI></CELL>
<CELL>en then wh</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>a</HI></CELL>
<CELL>t I by</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>F</HI></CELL>
<CELL>aith implore,</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Le&s;t S</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>in</HI></CELL>
<CELL>and death &s;in</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>k</HI></CELL>
<CELL>me for ever</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL>more,</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Lastly, O</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>G</HI></CELL>
<CELL>od, my way</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>e</HI></CELL>
<CELL>s direct</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>a</HI></CELL>
<CELL>nd guide,</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>In</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>d</HI></CELL>
<CELL>eath defe</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>n</HI></CELL>
<CELL>d me that I</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>n</HI></CELL>
<CELL>ever &s;lide:</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And at the d</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>om</HI></CELL>
<CELL>e let</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>me</HI></CELL>
<CELL>be rai&s;e</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>d</HI></CELL>
<CELL>then</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>To liv</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>e</HI></CELL>
<CELL>with the</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>e</HI></CELL>
<CELL>&s;weet Je&s;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>us</HI></CELL>
<CELL>Chri&s;t, Amen.</CELL>
</ROW>
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