| John Donne (1572–1631). The Poems of John Donne. 1896. | | | Divine Poems
Holy Sonnets | | I. “Thou hast made me, and shall Thy work decay?” |
| | | THOU hast made me, and shall Thy work decay? | |
| Repair me now, for now mine end doth haste; | |
| I run to death, and Death meets me as fast, | |
| And all my pleasures are like yesterday. | |
| I dare not move my dim eyes any way; | 5 |
| Despair behind, and Death before doth cast | |
| Such terror, and my feeble flesh doth waste | |
| By sin in it, which it towards hell doth weigh. | |
| Only Thou art above, and when towards Thee | |
| By Thy leave I can look, I rise again; | 10 |
| But our old subtle foe so tempteth me, | |
| That not one hour myself I can sustain. | |
| Thy grace may wing me to prevent his art | |
| And thou like adamant draw mine iron heart. | | | | |
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