Till all my sins
Forgiven be—
(Maxima culpa, Lord. Amen.)
And Mary’s grace my fault shall purge,
While skylarks plead my cause above,
And breezy rivers sing my dirge,
Because I loved and died of Love.
(I love, and die of Love!)
Amen.”
When the soft cadence of the last notes was stilled, Dulcie turned once more toward him in the uncertain light.