My Worthiness is all my Doubt
My Worthiness is all my Doubt—
His Merit—all my fear—
Contrasting which, my quality
Do lowlier—appear—
Lest I should insufficient prove
For His beloved Need—
The Chiefest Apprehension
Upon my thronging Mind—
'Tis true—that Deity to stoop
Inherently incline—
For nothing higher than Itself
Itself can rest upon—
So I—the undivine abode
Of His Elect Content—
Conform my Soul—as 'twere a Church,
Unto Her Sacrament—
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA XXXX XXXX XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 433 |
Words | 67 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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