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The Works of George Herbert; The Temple and Other Poems. Ed. 4
The Works of George Herbert The Temple and Other Poems Ed 4 Author:George Herbert General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1838 Original Publisher: s.n. Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select fro... more »m more than a million books for free. Excerpt: XXX. WHITSUNDAY. Listen sweet Dove unto my song, And spread thy golden wings in me ; Hatching my tender heart so long, Till it get wing, and fly away with thee. Where is that fire which once descended On thy Apostles ? thou didst then Keep open house, richly attended, Feasting all comers by twelve chosen men. Such glorious gifts thou didst bestow, That the'earth did like a heaven appear: The stars were coming down to know If they might mend their wages, and serve here. The sun, which once did shine alone, Hung down his head, and wish'd for night, When he beheld twelve suns for one Going about the world, and giving light. But since those pipes of gold, which brought That cordial water to our ground, Were cut and martyr'd by the fault Of those who did themselves thro' their side wound; Thou shutt'st the door, and keep'st within; Scarce a good joy creeps through the chink : And if the braves of conquering sin Did not excite thee, we should wholly sink. Lord, though we change, thou art the same ; The same sweet God of love and light: Restore this day, for thy great name, Unto his ancient and miraculous right. XXXI. GRACE. My stock lies dead, and no increase Doth my dull husbandry improve : O let thy graces without cease Drop from above ! If still the sun should hide his face, Thy house would but a dungeon prove, Thy works night's captives: O let grace Drop from above ! The dew doth every morning fall; And shall the dew outstrip thy dove ? The dew, for which grass cannot call, Drop from above. Death is still working ...« less