The Hope of a true Penitent

Lord, now my Soul does relish a delight
In thee; I am assur'dly in the right,
And will not doubt but my addresses may,
With hope, encourage my joy'd heart to pray,
For a prime place in the great Judgment-day,
Where no Man's Vertue can by merit claim
Such Mercy, as belongs to God's great Name,
Where Sorrow only and Repentance can
Restore to savour a relapsed man.
Thus will the solitary hours I spend
In worshipping of God, in glory end,
If I perform the Sonship I pretend.