Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 109, by EDWARD TAYLOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A feast is said to be for laughter made Last Line: My heart shall end thy supper with an hymn. Subject(s): Feasts; Puritans In Literature | ||||||||
A Feast is said to be for Laughter made. Belshazzars Feast was made for Luxury. Ahashueru's feast for pomp's displayde. George Nevill's Feast at Yorks, for gluttony. But thou my Lord a Spirituall Feast hast dresst Whereat the Angells gaze. And Saints are Guests. Suppose a Feast in such a Room is kept Thats deckt in flaming Guildings every where, And richest Fare in China Chargers deckt And set on golden Tables. Waiters there In flaming robes waite pouring Royall wine In Jasper Cups out. Oh! what glories shine? But all this Glorious Feast seems but a Cloud, My Lord, unto the Feast thou makst for thine. Although the matters thou hast thine allowd, Plain as a pike Staffe bee, as Bread and Wine, This feast doth fall below thine, Lord, as far As the bright Sun excells a painted Star. Thine is a Feast, the Funerall feast to prize The Death, Oh! my Redeemer, of the Son Of God Almighty King of Heaven and'ts joys, Where spirituall food disht on thy Table comes. All Heavenly Bread and Spirituall Wine, rich rare, Almighty gives, here's Mannah, Angells Fare. This Feast indeed yields gracious Laughing ripe Wherein its Authour laugheth Hell to Scorn: Lifts up the Soule that drowns in tears, a wipe To give th'old Serpent. Now his head piece's torn. Thou art, my Lord, the Authour, and beside The Good Cheer of this Feast, as Crucifide. The Palace where thou this dost Celebrate Is New Jerusalem with Precious Stones Walld in: all pavde with Gold: and Every Gate, A precious pearle: An Angell keeps each one. And at the Table head, more rich than gold, Dost sit thyselfe, and thy rich fare unfold. Thy Table's set with fare that doth Excell The richest Bread, and Wine that ever were Squeezd out of Corn or Vines: and Cookt up well. Its Mannah, Angells food. Yea, Heavens Good Cheer. Thou art the Authour, and the Feast itselfe. Thy Table Feast hence doth excell all wealth. Thou sittest at the table head in Glory, With thy brave guests With grace adornd and drest. No Table e're was set like thine, in Story, Or with such guests as thine was ever blesst, That linings have embroider'd as with gold, And upper robes all glorious to behold. They'r Gods Elect, and thy Selected Ones, Whose Inward man doth ware rich robes of Grace, Tongues tipt with Zion Languague, Precious Stones. Their Robes are quilted ore with graces lace. Their Lives are Checker work of th'Holy Ghost. Their 'ffections journy unto Heavens Coast. The Subjects that at first sat at this feast With Christ himselfe, faithfull Disciples were Whose gracious frames 'fore this time so increast Into Apostleship that brought them here. Who when Christ comes in Glory, saith, they shall Sit with him on twelve thrones in's Judgment hall. These sample out the Subjects and the Guests That Welcome are unto this Table bright, As Qualifide Disciples up well drest In Spiritual apparell whitend white Else Spot there's in this feast. They cannot thrive For none can eate, or ere he be alive. Thou satst in flaming Grace at table head. Thy flaming Grace falling upon the rest That with thee sat, did make their graces shed Their Odours out most sweet which they possesst. Judas that graceless wretch packt hence before. That onely gracious ones enjoyd this Store. Lord Deck my Soule with thy bright Grace I pray: That I may at thy Table Welcome bee, Thy hand Let take my heart its Captive prey In Chains of Grace that it ne're slip from thee. When that thy Grace hath set my heart in trim My Heart shall end thy Supper with an Hymn. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE JOY OF CHURCH FELLOWSHIP RIGHTLY ATTENDED by EDWARD TAYLOR GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE PREFACE by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 1 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 32 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 38 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 8 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 3 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 56 by EDWARD TAYLOR GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: CHRIST'S REPLY by EDWARD TAYLOR GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE JOY OF CHURCH FELLOWSHIP RIGHTLY ATTENDED by EDWARD TAYLOR |
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