[SONG.]
I.
Oh! say, can honor lost,
And a bright, unspotted name
Come back to cheer the tempest-tossed,
And cleanse him of his shame?
II.
Say! can an erring heart,
That still has thoughts of good.
Return once more to the shining part
Of life, where once it stood?
III.
Can those who are more just
And innocent than he,
Refuse unto their kindred dust
Their love and sympathy?
IV.
Is man more just than Heaven?
Shall he, himself so weak,
Who needs each hour to be forgiven,
No words of pardon speak?
V.