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And shall the sinful heart, alone, Behold, unmoved, the atoning hour, When Nature trembles on her throne, And death resigns his iron power? O, shall the heart,—whose sinfulness Gave keenness to His sore distress, And added to His tears of blood— Refuse its trembling gratitude?
And shall the sinful heart, alone, Behold, unmoved, the atoning hour, When Nature trembles on her throne, And death resigns his iron power? O, shall the heart,—whose sinfulness Gave keenness to His sore distress, And added to His tears of blood— Refuse its trembling gratitude?
Approximate author period: c. 1807 AD · industrial
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- John G. Whittier
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- Approximate author period: c. 1807 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 42 · printed citation: Whittier · subject: ATONEMENT
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