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Holy Willies Prayer (第2/3页)
am's cause? when frae my mither's womb i fell, thou might hae plunged me in hell, to gnash my gums, to weep and wail, in burnin lakes, where damned devils roar and yell, chain'd to their stakes. yet i am here a chosen sample, to show thy grace is great and ample; i'm here a pillar o' thy temple, strong as a rock, a guide, a buckler, and example, to a' thy flock. o lord, thou kens what zeal i bear, when drinkers drink, an' swearers swear, an' singin there, an' dancin here, wi' great and sma'; for i am keepit by thy fear free frae them a'. but yet, o lord! confess i must, at times i'm fash'd wi' fleshly lust: an' sometimes, too, in wardly trust, vile self gets in: but thou remembers we are dust, defil'd wi' sin. o lord! yestreen, thou kens, wi' meg— thy pardon i sincerely beg, o! may't ne'er be a livin plague to my dishonour, an' i'll ne'er lift a lawless leg again upon her. besides, i farther maun allow, wi' leezie's lass, three times i trow— but lord, that friday i was fou, when i cam near her; or else, thou kens, thy servant true wad never steer her. maybe thou lets this fleshly thorn buffet thy servant e'en and morn, lest he owre proud and high shou'd turn, that he's sae gifted: if sae, thy han' maun e'en be borne, until thou lift it. lord, bl