XXIII + 

The Brand of Cain + 

I bear upon my brow the sign + 

Of sorrow and of pain; + 

Alas! no hopeful cross is mine, + 

It is the brand of Cain. + 

The course of passion, and the fret + 

Of godless hope and fear⁠— + 

Toil, care, and guilt⁠—their hues have set, + 

And fix’d their sternness there. + 

Saviour! wash out the imprinted shame; + 

That I no more may pine, + 

Sin’s martyr, though not meet to claim + 

Thy cross, a saint of Thine. + 