These press upon my lips 
What lips of flame 
To burn me, unless slips 
Some cooler kiss, from shame 
Washed clean by God’s desire, 
To save me from their fire— 
Those kiss me and respire 
The perfume of the Name. 
 
Remorse and terror banished 
By pitying lovers, 
Who from my eyes have vanished, 
(The Lidless Eye discovers), 
Repenting souls that turn, 
Whose hearts with pity burn 
For me, who now discern 
Their love around me hovers. 
 
Their love wards from my head 
The furious hate 
Of those loves doubly dead 
That may not pass the gate : 
 
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