THOU whom the former precepts have Sprinkled and taught, how to behave Thyself in church; approach, and taste The churches mysticall repast. Avoid profanenesse; come not here: Nothing but holy, pure, and cleare, Or that which groneth to be so, May at his perill further go. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LWONESOMENESS by WILLIAM BARNES DISAPPOINTED by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR ON MONSIEUR'S DEPARTURE by ELIZABETH I A DIALOGUE ANTHEM by GEORGE HERBERT ST. ISAAC'S CHURCH, PETROGRAD by CLAUDE MCKAY VERSES ON MRS. ROWE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD GHOST-BEREFT; A SCENE FROM BOGLAND IN WAR-TIME by JANE BARLOW |