John 21:15: Lovest thou Me more than these?... Yea, &c

He dares no more himself prefer,
Or boast his own superior grace,
But humbly doth his love declare,
His question'd love with warmth express,
Urged by the thrice-repeated word,
The man who thrice denied his Lord.

But words will not suffice alone,
To' evince his love revived indeed:
The lambs whom Jesus calls His own,
The sheep he learns of Christ to feed,
And thus his strong affection proves
Who J esus' flock sincerely loves.