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HIS CREED by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: I DO BELIEVE, THAT DIE I MUST
Last Line: OF GIFT FROM GOD: AND HERES MY CREED.
Subject(s): CONSOLATION; FAITH; BELIEF; CREED;

I do believe, that die I must,
And be return'd from out my dust:
I do believe, that when I rise,
Christ I shall see, with these same eyes:
I do believe, that I must come,
With others, to the dreadfull Doome:
I do believe, the bad must goe
From thence, to everlasting woe:
I do believe, the good, and I,
Shall live with Him eternally;
I do believe, I shall inherit
Heaven, by Christs mercies, not my merit:
I do believe, the One in Three,
And Three in perfect Unitie:
Lastly, that JESUS is a Deed
Of Gift from God: And heres my Creed.



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