O what lively delight, O what a jollity This newes unto me brought newly delivered That Gods house ruined should be reedifyd And that shortly we should evry man enter it O now Thy galerys lovely Jerusalem Thy gates shall be my rest, now not unordered Nor wide scatred as erst, but very citty-like All commoned in One shall be Jerusalem Now there convenient place to the company Gods hand hath gathered shall be alotted out His passed benefitts jointly to testify And so prayse him as once praysed him Israël Now there shall be the seat, where to be justiced All shall freely resort weary of injuryes Seat, whose lofty receit loftily may receive Davids posterity royaly honored Pray then, we I say Peace to Jerusalem To you Prosperity friends to Jerusalem Thy walls thy joïfull fortifications Peace and plenty betide never abandoning With good reason I now wish Thee al happyness Whose blisse is generall unto my Countrymen With good cause shal I pray dayly Thy bettering Where Gods Mansion is now to be edifyd. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY BOY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON EPITAPH IN A CHURCH-YARD IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA by AMY LOWELL RAIN MUSIC by JOSEPH SEAMON COTTER JR. WINTER WITH THE GULF STREAM by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS THE LOVER COMFORTETH HIMSELF WITH THE WORTHINESS OF HIS LOVE by HENRY HOWARD A CHILD'S GRACE AT FLORENCE; A.A.E.C. by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |