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PC.767.047
9-16 Mar 1767:321 (1/8)
TO LAVINIA.
Hark how the sacred thunder rends the skies!
Repent and be baptiz'd, Christ's herald cries,
Repent and be baptiz'd, consenting heav'n replies.
And can Lavinia unaffected hear
The awful message echoing in her ear?
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LAVINIA'S ANSWER.
Hark how the sacred thunder rends the skies!
Repent and be baptiz'd, Christ's herald cries,
Repent and be baptiz'd, consenting Heaven replies."
The Christian heart receives the solemn sound,
And deeply humbl'd treads the sacred ground;
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