Penitent
Oh what a fate doth lie in wait for all the evildoers
And ev’n me, a sinner be, was ne’er the saint on bended knee
But oh what a joy, a jealous joy, awaits the penitent sinner boy
For a terrible troll stilled a soul here in the North Country
Tho’ “Woe is me!” Isaiah be, but woe am I as well
For’ I ha’e spied what few ha’e spied and ken there is a hell
“See this burning coal has touched your lips,” the Lord decreed I pray “All your guilt and sin is thus atoned for, now go and serve me from this day.”
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Submitted by Rustybuckets on November 01, 2016
Modified by Rustybuckets on February 18, 2020
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Characters | 523 |
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Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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