John Donne               A Hymn To God The Father Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun,     Which is 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,                 For I have more. Wilt thou forgive that sin by which I have won     Others to sin? and made my sin their door? Wilt thou forgive that sin which I did shun     A year or two, but wallowed in a score?         When thou hast done, thou hast not done,                 For I have more. I have a sin of fear, that when I have spun     My last thread, I shall perish on the shore; Swear by thyself, that at my death thy Son     Shall shine as he shines now and heretofore;         And, having done that, thou hast done,                 I fear no more. 1633