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knowing you I know myself no more;
 * All that I was and am—the wrong denied,
 * The insincerity, rebellions pride,

And selfishness behind the mask I wore, The cold indifference I knew before
 * You came, the ills I scarcely sought to hide—
 * And all the ugly train so long defied,

At last into love's crucible I pour.

My pain and privilege! for sin confessed
 * Is sin repudiated, all its sting

And power made void. This is the final test,
 * Love's sacred task and deepest offering;

Behold, the hope and germ of all my best
 * Lies in the very worthlessness I bring!