Sonnet Translated From The French Of M. Desbarreaux Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG| Thy judgments Lord are just thou lovest to wear | A |
| The face of pity and of love divine | B |
| But mine is guilt thou must not canst not spare | A |
| While heaven is true and equity is thine | B |
| Yes oh my God such crimes as mine so dread | C |
| Leave but the choice of punishment to thee | D |
| Thy interest calls for judgment on my head | C |
| And even thy mercy dares not plead for me | D |
| Thy will be done since 'tis thy glory's due | E |
| Did from mine eyes the endless torrents flow | F |
| Smite it is time though endless death ensue | E |
| I bless the avenging hand that lays me low | F |
| But on what spot shall fall thine anger's flood | G |
| That has not first been drench'd in Christ's atoning blood | G |
Henry Kirk White
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