| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1304. Tannhäuser |
| | | By William Morton Payne |
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| SIN-SATIATE, and haggard with despair, | |
| Freed from the unholy mountain’s baleful spell, | |
| Forth coming from the very pit of Hell, | |
| The fallen knight repentant kneels in prayer. | |
| But hark! what solemn strains fill all the air? | 5 |
| What pilgrim chants now on the morning swell, | |
| And pour hope’s balm upon his soul, and tell | |
| Of pardon, if he to Christ’s seat repair? | |
| With fervent heart he treads the weary way, | |
| Kneels at the throne of God’s anointed, hears | 10 |
| The fearful doom repentance may not stay: | |
| And yet, in death’s last gasp—if he but heed— | |
| An angel voice soft whispers in his ears | |
| That for him too the Saviour once did bleed. | |
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