The Remembrance of Sin

Come， O thou Lamb of God， and take away the remembrance of Sin！

    To sin， and to hide the Sin in sweet deceit， is lovely：

    To sin in the open face of day is cruel and pitiless； but

    To record the Sin for a reproach， to let the Sun go down

    In a remembrance of the Sin， is a woe¹ and a horror，

    A brooder of an Evil Day， and a Sun rising in blood.

    Come then， O Lamb of God， and take away the remembrance of Sin！