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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CHURCH WINDOWS, by GEORGE HERBERT Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word? Last Line: And in the ear, not conscience, ring. Variant Title(s): The Windows Subject(s): Churches; Worship; Cathedrals | |||
Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word? He is a brittle crazy glass; Yet in thy temple thou dost him afford This glorious and transcendent place, To be a window, through thy grace. But when thou dost anneal in glass thy story, Making thy life to shine within The holy preachers, then the light and glory Most reverend grows, and more doth win; Which else shows waterish, bleak and thin. Doctrine and life, colors and light, in one When they combine and mingle, bring A strong regard and awe; but speech alone Doth vanish like a flaring thing, And in the ear, not conscience, ring. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIRGIN IN GLASS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: 3. FEEDING THE RABBITS by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN DOMESDAY BOOK: FATHER WHIMSETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HALF-AND-HALF by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE AT THE CHURCH DOOR by GEORGE SANTAYANA A DIALOGUE ANTHEM by GEORGE HERBERT |
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