Donne
Wilt thou forgive that sin, where I begun
140
The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)
Metric Index
10 10. 10 10. 84 
Modality
e minor 
15-Pitch Humming Index
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Author
John Donne [1573-1631] 
Composer (melody and bass)
John Hilton [1599-1657 (alt.)] 
Harmonizer
Roy F. Kehl [b. 1935]
Elizabeth Poston [b. 1905] 
Language
English 
Publication Date
1985 
Last Five Uses
• Used on Apr 18, 2019 10:30 as the Communion Anthem at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Mar 06, 2019 19:30 as the Communion Anthem at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Mar 17, 2013 10:00 as the Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA 
Poem Words (Three verses)
1.
Wilt thou forgive that sin, where I begun,
which is my sin, though it were done before?
Wilt thou forgive those sins through which I run,
and do run still, though still I do deplore?
When thou hast done, thou hast not done,
for I have more.
2.
Wilt thou forgive that sin, by which I won
others to sin, and made my sin their door?
Wilt thou forgive that sin which I did shun
a year or two, but wallowed in a score?
When thou hast done, thou hast not done,
for I have more.
3.
I have a sin of fear that when I've spun
my last thread, I shall perish on the shore;
swear by thyself, that at my death thy Son
shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore.
And having done that, thou hast done,
I fear no more.
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