A Hymn to God the Father

John Donne

1572 to 1631

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                When thou hast done, thou hast not done,
         Which was my sin, though it were done before?
         Others to sin, and made my sin their door?
                        I fear no more.
Wilt thou forgive that sin which I did shun
                And, having done that, thou hast done;
But swear by thyself, that at my death thy Son
Wilt thou forgive that sin which I have won
                        For I have more.
Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun,
Wilt thou forgive that sin, through which I run,
                        For I have more.
         My last thread, I shall perish on the shore;
         Shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore;
I have a sin of fear, that when I have spun
         And do run still, though still I do deplore?
         A year or two, but wallow'd in, a score?
                When thou hast done, thou hast not done,