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But with the morning cool repentance came.
But with the morning cool repentance came.
 God dropped a spark down into everyone,
 And if we find and fan it to a blaze,
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 God dropped a spark down into everyone,
 And if we find and fan it to a blaze,
  It'll spring up and glow, like--like the sun,
   And light the wandering out of stony ways. 
 The dream is short, repentance long.
 [Ger., Der Wahn ist kurtz, die Reu ist lang.]  
 The dream is short, repentance long.
 [Ger., Der Wahn ist kurtz, die Reu ist lang.] 
 Well, I'll repent, and that suddenly, while I am in some liking. 
I shall be out of heart shortly, read more 
 Well, I'll repent, and that suddenly, while I am in some liking. 
I shall be out of heart shortly, and then I shall have no 
strength to repent. 
Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.
Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.
Remorse is impotence, it will sin again. Only repentance is strong, it can end everything.
Remorse is impotence, it will sin again. Only repentance is strong, it can end everything.
REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is read more
REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is not inconsistent with continuity of sin.
Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of read more
Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.
It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance.
It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance.