Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: OUR INSUFFICIENCY TO PRAISE GOD ..., by EDWARD TAYLOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Should all the world so wide to atoms fall Last Line: Accept thereof. We have no better pay. Subject(s): Puritans In Literature | ||||||||
Should all the World so wide to atoms fall Should th'Aire be shred to motes, should we Se all the Earth hackt here so small That none Could smaller bee? Should Heaven, and Earth be Atomizd, we guess The Number of these Motes were numberless. But should we then a World each Atom deem, Where dwell as many pious men As all these Motes the world Could teem Were it shred into them? Each Atom would the World surmount wee guess Whose men in number would be numberless. But had each pious man, as many Tongues At singing all together then The Praise that to the Lord belongs As all these Atoms men? Each man would sing a World of Praise, we guess, Whose Tongues in number would be numberless. And had each Tongue, as many Songs of Praise To sing to the Almighty ALL As all these men have Tongues to raise To him their Holy Call? Each Tongue would tune a World of Praise, we guess Whose songs in number would be numberless. Nay, had each song as many Tunes most sweet Or one intwisting in't as many, As all these Tongues have songs most meet Unparallelld by any? Each song a world of Musick makes we guess Whose Tunes in number would be numberless. Now should all these Conspire in us that we Could breath such Praise to thee, Most High? Should we thy Sounding Organs be To ring such Melody? Our Musick would the World of Worlds out ring Yet be unfit within thine Eares to ting. Thou didst us mould, and us new mould when wee Were worse than mould we tread upon. Nay Nettles made by Sin wee bee. Yet hadst Compassion. Thou hast pluckt out our Stings; and by degrees Hast of us, lately Wasps, made Lady-Bees. Though e're our Tongues thy Praises due can fan A Weevle with the World may fly, Yea fly away: and with a span We may out mete the Sky. Though what we can is but a Lisp, We pray Accept thereof. We have no better pay. | 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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