The Church-Porch. Perirrhanterium (George Herbert Poems)
Thou, whose sweet youth and early hopes inhanceThy rate and price, and mark thee for a treasure,Hearken unto a Vesper, ...
George Herbert Poems on Christianity (20 Poems)
The Church Militant (George Herbert Poems)
Almightie Lord, who from thy glorious throneSeest and rulest all things ev'n as one:The smallest ant or atome knows thy ...
The Size (George Herbert Poems)
Content thee, greedie heart.Modest and moderate joyes to those, that haveTitle to more hereafter when ...
An Offering (George Herbert Poems)
Come, bring thy gift. If blessings were as slowAs men's returns, what would become of fools?What hast thou there? a ...
The Holy Scriptures (George Herbert Poems)
Oh Book! infinite sweetnesse! let my heart Suck ev'ry letter, and a hony gain, Precious for any grief ...
Time (George Herbert Poems)
Meeting with Time, slack thing, said I, Thy sithe is dull; whet it for shame.No marvell Sir, he did replie,If ...
Praise (George Herbert Poems)
To write a verse or two is all the praise That I can raise; ...
Antiphon I. (George Herbert Poems)
Cho. Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing, ...
The Holdfast (George Herbert Poems)
I threatned to observe the strict decree Of my deare God with all my power and might: ...
The Jews (George Herbert Poems)
Poore nation, whose sweet sap and juiceOur eyens have purloin'd, and left you ...
Love-Joy (George Herbert Poems)
As on a window late I cast mine eye,I saw a vine drop grapes with J and CAnneal'd on every ...
Superliminare (George Herbert Poems)
Thou, whom the former precepts have Sprinkled and taught, how to behaveThy self in church; approach, and tasteThy churches mysticall ...
Sunday (George Herbert Poem)
O day most calm, most bright The fruit of this, the next world's bud, Th'endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by ...
Praise (I) (George Herbert Poem)
To write a verse or two is all the praise That I can raise: Mend my estate in any ways, ...
The Dawning (George Herbert Poem)
Awake, sad heart, whom sorrow ever drowns ; Take up thine eyes, which feed on earth ; Unfold thy forehead, ...
Antiphon (I) (George Herbert Poem)
Chorus: Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing 'My God and King.' Verse: The heav'ns are not too high, ...
Aaron (George Herbert Poem)
Holiness on the head, Light and perfection on the breast, Harmonious bells below, raising the dead To led them unto ...
Lent (George Herbert Poem)
Welcome dear feast of Lent: who loves not thee, He loves not Temperance, or Authority, But is compos'd of passion. ...
Prayer (George Herbert Poem)
Prayer the Churches banquet, Angels age, Gods breath in man returning to his birth, The soul in paraphrase, heart in ...
The Forerunners (George Herbert Poem)
The harbingers are come. See, see their mark; White is their colour, and behold my head. But must they have ...