My tongue no pious pray'r;
Uncheck'd I learnt to break the laws,
To pilfer, lie, and swear.
"The Sabbath bell that toll'd to church,
To me unheeded rung;
God's holy name and word I curs'd
With my blaspheming tongue.
"No mercy now, your ruin'd child
Of heav'n can dare implore,
I mocked at grace, and now I fear