| Edward Farr, ed. Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1845. | | | | An Humble Sute of a Repentant Sinner for Mercie | | XII. William Hunnis |
| | | GIUE eare, O Lord, to heare | |
| My heauie carefull cries; | |
| And let my wofull plaints ascend | |
| Aboue the starrie skies. | |
| And now receiue the soule | 5 |
| That puts his trust in thee: | |
| And mercie grant to purge my sinnes— | |
| Mercie, good Lord, mercie. | |
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| My soule desires to drinke | |
| From fountaine of thy grace; | 10 |
| To slake this thirst, O God, vouchsafe, | |
| And turne not of thy face: | |
| But bow thy bending eare | |
| With mercie, when I crie, | |
| And pardon grant for sinfull life— | 15 |
| Mercie, good Lord, mercie. | |
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| Behold at length, O Lord, | |
| My sore repentant mind, | |
| Which knocks with faith, and hopes thereby | |
| Thy mercies great to find. | 20 |
| Thy promise thus hath past, | |
| From which I will not flie: | |
| Who dooth repent, trusting in thee, | |
| Shall taste of thy mercie. | | | | |
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