Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 39, by EDWARD TAYLOR Poet's Biography First Line: Poor wither'd crickling, my lord, am I Last Line: In death upon the resurrection doore. Subject(s): Puritans In Literature | ||||||||
Poor wither'd Crickling, My lord, am I Whose shrunke up Skin hidebounds my kirnell so That Love its Vitall Sparke's so squeezd thereby 'T must breake the prisons Walls ere it can go Unto thyselfe. Hence let thy warm beams just Make it to grow that it may breake its husk. Love like to hunger'll breake through stone strong Walls. Nay brazen Walls cannot imprison it Up from its object, when its object calls In Beams attractive falling on it thick. My Chilly Love sick of the Ague lies. Lord touch it with thy Sun shine, make it rise. Death shall not deaden it, while thy Sun shines. The keyes of Hell, and Death are at thy Side. Thy Conquoring Powre draws ore the grave thy lines, Whose darksom Dungeon thy dead body tri'de. Thou hast Death's Shady Region Conquoured Rose, as the Sun, up First born from the Dead. First Fruits of them that sleep to sanctify The Harvest all, thou art. Thou art therefore The First born from the Dead in Dignity In kinde, Cause, Order, to dy, and rise no more, As those raisd up before must, whose Erection Rather Reduction was than Resurrection. Thy Humane Nature in the Cock-Pit dread, Like as the morning birds when day peeps, strout Stands Crowing ore the Grave, laid Death there dead, And ore its Carkass neckt, doth Crow about, Throws down the Prison doors, comes out, and lay Them ope that th'Prisoners may come away. But Lord strike down the iron Gate also Of Spirituall Death. Unprison thus my Soule. Breath in the Realm of Life on it bestow, And in thy Heavenly Records me enrowle. And then my bird shall Crow thus roosted high Death, where's thy Sting? Grave, where's thy Victory? The Golden Twist of Unity Divine Lord make the Ligaments to ty mee fast Unto thyselfe, a Member with this twine Binde me to thee, For this will ever last. My Tunes shall rap thy prayses then good Store In Death upon the Resurrection Doore. | Other Poems of Interest...GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: CHRIST'S REPLY by EDWARD TAYLOR 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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