A Christian Sonnet.
From the French of Des Barreaux.
Great God! Thy judgments endless right disclose,
Grace for the sinner thou dost still devise;
But I have sinned so much, that goodness knows
No way to pardon, unless justice dies.
Yes, O my God! sins that so vastly rise,
Leave to thy greatness but the choice of woes,
Thy throne’s high interest my bliss denies,
And mercy’s self stands watching for my throes.