| John Donne (1572–1631). The Poems of John Donne. 1896. | | | | Divine Poems | | A Hymn to God the Father |
| | I. WILT Thou forgive that sin where I begun, | |
| Which was my sin, though it were done before? | |
| Wilt Thou forgive that sin, through which I run, | |
| And do run still, though still I do deplore? | |
| When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done, | 5 |
| For I have more. | |
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II. Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I have won | |
| Others to sin, and made my sin 1 their door? | |
| Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I did shun | |
| A year or two, but wallowed in a score? | 10 |
| When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done, | |
| For I have more. | |
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III. I have a sin of fear, that when I have spun | |
| My last thread, I shall perish on the shore; | |
| But swear by Thyself, that at my death Thy Son | 15 |
| Shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore; | |
| And, having done that, Thou hast done; | |
| I fear no more. | |
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