Batter My Heart

Batter My Heart

From: Doctor Atomic
By: Adams
Voice Type(s): Baritone

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Batter my heart, three person?d God; for, you as yet but knock, 
breathe, knock, breathe, knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;
Batter my heart three person?d God; that i may rise and stand, 
o?er throw me, and bend your force, to break, blow, break, blow, 
break, blow, burn and make me new.

I, like an usurpt town, to?another due, Labour o?admit you, 
but Oh to no end, reason your viceroy in me, me should defend 
but is captiv?d and proves weak or untrue.
Yet dearly I love you, and would be lov?d fain, 

But am betroth?d unto your enemy, divorce me, untie, 
or break that knot again
Take me to you, imprison me, of I, Except you?enthrall me, 
never shall be free, nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.