Thou shalt atone with worthy deeds lifelong;
Thou shalt atone with steadfast, humbled heart,
With faith, and truth, and works of charity.
Atone with life—with brave and blameless life,
And not with coward death. Resign thyself.
Enter Lisa.
Heaven wills that thou shouldst live—that I should die—
So let us yield ourselves to Heaven’s will!
[Gretchen grows gradually fainter. Faustus leads her to couch.
Enter Martha and Anselm.