The Voice of Praise ‎#1004

1004. Oh, shut not out sweet pity's ray

1 Oh, shut not out sweet pity's ray
From souls now clouded o'er by sin;
Touch their deep springs, and let the day
Of Christian love flow freely in.

2 Send them kind missions, though their feet
No more again the world may tread;
Some pulse of better life may beat
In hearts that seem unmoved and dead.

3 'Tis just that they should bear the pain
Of keen remorse and guilty shame;
But scorn may drive to crime again--
'Tis only love that can reclaim.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, shut not out sweet pity's ray
• Author: Miss Edgarton
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: The Prisoner; In the Cell

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