The confession and repentance of George Sanders Gent late of Sugh, in the county of Hertford, who killed his own uncle, and accused his own father for the murther, by by Gods providence being discovered, dyed for the same, where he wrote this song with his own hand. 1680 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2006-06 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A34236 Wing C5757B ESTC R216005 99827760 99827760 32183

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 eng Sanders, George, -- of Sugh -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Ballads, English -- 17th century. 2005-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2005-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-01 Sampled and proofread 2006-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Confeſsion and Repentance of George Sanders Gent. late of Sugh, in the County of Hertford, who killed his own Uncle, and accuſed his own Father for the Murther, but by Gods providence being diſcovered, dyed for the ſame, where he wrote this Song with his own hand.

Lord bring my Soule out of Priſon. Pſal. 142.

GOds judgments now, are rightly ſéen, ſaid I Dear father, I have ſlain him, let me dye, O let me dye, and ſet my father free, Or elſe like Judas damned ſhall I be. Whereat the People in that very place, They praiſed God that gave me ſo much grace, To quit my father from that crying ſin, which I with-blood-red ſtreams am drowned in. My fathers ſav'd, and I to priſon ſent, Where I remain'd with many a ſad lament; Which when you ſee, you cannot chuſe but ſay, Repentance comes before my dying day.
His Repentance in Priſon. To the ſame Tune. MOngſt Lyons fell in Daniels Den am I, In loweſt priſon caſt with Jeremy, Fed with Elias by the Ravens fell, And plac'd with Judas in the maw of hell. Naked with Eſau fearful do I walk, Dumb with old Zachary ſilent do I talk: Afflictions bread, with Micha is my food, And with the Prophet drink I ſorrows flood. As poor as Job, even now ſo poor am I, Deſpis'd with Lazarus in great miſery: Baniſh'd with David from my native land, Caſt up with Jonas on the Ninivites ſand. Made blind with Toby by the Swallows dung, And wi • h poor Joſeph caſt in Priſon ſtrong: weep with Mary who had l • ſt her Maſter, And run with Peter who ſhould run the faſter. I ſinned have, for ſin God curſt the ground▪ I ſinned have, for ſin the world was drown'd, I ſinned have, ſin Sodom ſet on fire, Alſo for ſin did Aegypt feel Gods ire. I ſinned have, for ſin did Adam dye, I ſinned have, ſin cauſed Davids cry, I ſinned have, and for ſin Satan fell, From an high Angel to a devil in hell. Did David weep, and ſhall not I then cry? Did Mary weep, and ſhall mine eyes be dry? Did Eſau weep, and ſhall not I weep more? Did Peter weep, ſuch tears let me have ſtore. Did Mary weep for loſs of Maſter dear, Did Martha weep, with ſorrow touch her neer▪ Spring eyes with tears to waſh his ſacred feet, That for my ſin did ſhed his blood ſo ſweet. Lark like I flye unto the living Spring, Deſiring pardon of my Heavenly King, Paſt worldly hope, now like the thief on tree▪ I onely fix my faith and hope in thee. Look back on me, as thou didſt unto Peter, Speak to my ſoul, as to the thief moſt ſweeter▪ O ſpy me out with Zache on the tree, And • ith ſweet Bartholomew call me Lord to thee. O let me now with holy Abraham ſpy, A ſaving Ram that Iſaac may not dye, O let me live for to ſound forth thy praiſe, That I may ſhew thy mercy in my days. M • ke me a Swallow in thy houſe, O King, That Swallow like I may ſit there and ſing, O let me in thy Temple keep a door, That I may praiſe thy name for ever more. FINIS.

Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright and J. Clarke.