Logos Virtual Library: George Herbert: The Temple: The Church: The Holy Scriptures (2)

George Herbert

The Temple

The Church
The Holy Scriptures (2)

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George Herbert (1593-1633)

The Temple

The Holy Scriptures (2)

Oh that I knew how all thy lights combine,

And the configurations of their glorie!

Seeing not onely how each verse doth shine,
But all the constellations of the storie.
This verse marks that, and both do make a motion

Unto a third, that ten leaves off doth lie:

Then as dispersed herbs do watch a potion,
These three make up some Christians destinie:
Such are thy secrets, which my life makes good,

And comments on thee: for in ev’ry thing

Thy words do finde me out, and parallels bring,
And in another make me understood.

Starres are poore books, and oftentimes do misse:

This book of starres lights to eternall blisse.