Palavras lidas #520

Before the Beginning
by Christina Rossetti

Before the beginning Thou hast foreknown the end,
  Before the birthday the death-bed was seen of Thee:
Cleanse what I cannot cleanse, mend what I cannot mend.
  O Lord All-Merciful, be merciful to me.

While the end is drawing near I know not mine end:
  Birth I recall not, my death I cannot foresee:
O God, arise to defend, arise to befriend,
  O Lord All-Merciful, be merciful to me.