Francis Quarles Soul Poems

  • 1.
    1 Why dost thou shade thy lovely face? Oh, why
    2 Does that eclipsing hand so long deny
    3 The sunshine of thy soul-enliv'ning eye?

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  • 2.
    Eternal God! O Thou that only art
    The sacred fountain of eternal light,
    And blessed loadstone of my better part,
    O Thou my heart's desire, my soul's delight!
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  • 3.
    The Argument.

    The Ninivites beleeve the word,
    Their hearts retiu'ne mito the Lord;
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  • 4.
    I love (and have some cause to love) the earth;
    She is my Maker's creature, therefore good:
    She is my mother, for she gave me birth;
    She is my tender nurse; she gives me food;
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  • 5.
    Close now thine eyes and rest secure;
    Thy soul is safe enough, thy body sure;
    He that loves thee, He that keeps
    And guards thee, never slumbers, never sleeps.
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  • 6.
    My soul, sit thou a patient looker-on;
    Judge not the play before the play is done:
    Her plot hath many changes; every day
    Speaks a new scene; the last act crowns the play.
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  • 7.
    My soul, sit thou a patient looker-on;
    Judge not the play before the play is done:
    Her plot hath many changes; every day
    Speaks a new scene; the last act crowns the play.
    ...
Total 7 Soul Poems by Francis Quarles

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