Tag: British
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‘Penrhys’ by Rowan Williams (born 1950)
The ground falls sharply, into the broken glass, Into the wasted mines …
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‘Peace’ by Henry Vaughan (1621-1695)
My Soul, there is a country Afar beyond the stars ….
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‘Love’ by George Herbert (1593-1633)
Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin.But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in,Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning If I lack’d anything. 6‘A guest,’ I answer’d, ‘worthy to be here:’ Love said, ‘You shall be he.’‘I, the unkind, ungrateful? Ah, my dear, I…
Christian Poetry Considered 