AuAT! vane world, bewitcher of my hairt! My sorouis shauis my sins maks me to smart; Jit will I not dispair, Bot to my God repair ! He has mercy ay, Thairfor will I pray! He hes mercy ay, and lovis me, Thoght by his humbling hand he provis ra[e.] Auay, auay! too long thou hes me snaird; I will not tyne more tyme! I am prepaird Thy subtill slychts to flie, Vhilks hes allured me. Tho they sueitly smyle. Smoothly they begyle! Tho they sueitly smyle, I feir thame. I find thame fals; I will forbeir thame. Once more, auay! shauis loth the world to le[ave! Bids oft adeu with it that holds me slave. Loth am I to forgo This sueet alluring fo! Sen thy wayis ar vane, Sail I the retane ! Sen thy wayis ar vane, I quyt thee; Thy plesuris sail no more delyt me. A thousand tymis auay! — Oh! stay no more. Sueit Chryst, conduct, leist subtile sin devore, Without thy helping hand No man hes strenth to stand. Tho I oft intend All my wayis to mend — Tho I oft intend, strength fails ay! The sair assaults of sin prevailis ay. Quhat sal I say ! ar all my plesurs past! Sail worldly lustis nou tak thair leiv at last! Jea, Chryst, these earthly toyes Sail tume in hevinly joyes. Let the world be gone; love Chryst allone. Let the world be gone — I cair not! Chryst is my love alone — I feir not. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: PAULINE BARRETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TWO WITCHES: 1. THE WITCH OF COOS by ROBERT FROST HASTE NOT! REST NOT! by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE: 2. SHADOW MARCH by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON LILIES: 3 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) URANIA; THE WOMAN IN THE MOON: THIS STORY MORALIZED by WILLIAM BASSE |