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George Herbert’s Morning Prayer: “Mattins”

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent with George Herbert: Thursday after the Second Sunday of Lent Mattins I cannot ope mine eyes, But thou art ready there to catch My morning-soul and sacrifice: Then we must needs for that day make a match. My … Continue reading →

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I Will Do More

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent with George Herbert Wednesday after the Second Sunday of Lent Praise (1) To write a verse or two is all the praise That I can raise: Mend my estate in any ways, Thou shalt have more. I go … Continue reading →

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Delayed Dust: George Herbert’s “Employment (1)”

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert Tuesday after the Second Sunday of Lent Employment (1) If as a flower doth spread and die, Thou wouldst extend me to some good, Before I were by frost’s extremity Nipt in the bud; The … Continue reading →

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Is There in Truth No Beauty

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert: “Jordan (1)” Monday after the Second Sunday of Lent Fans of Star Trek (the original one, usually denominated “The Original Series” or “Star Trek: TOS“) will recognise a line from Herbert’s poem “Jordan (1) in … Continue reading →

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Let All The World In Every Corner Sing

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Antiphon (1) Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing, My God and King. Vers. The heav’ns are not too high, His praise may thither fly: The earth is not too low, His praises there may grow. Cho. Let all … Continue reading →

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George Herbert at Prayer (1)

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

This is another sonnet by George Herbert, but what a sonnet. Look for a controlling verb and you won’t find one. No, what we have here is a cascade of words creating  pictures of prayer. It sounds like a 16th … Continue reading →

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“The Affliction” of George Herbert

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

There are no fewer than five poems titled Affliction in The Temple; obviously, suffering is a major theme for George Herbert. In this post I will reflect on the first, usually identified as Affliction (1). You can find the poem here. … Continue reading →

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Easter Wings

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert (Wednesday after the First Sunday of Lent) In The Altar George Herbert uses the layout of the poem to reinforce the idea in the text – the poem speaks of an altar, and it looks like … Continue reading →

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George Herbert’s “Redemption”

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert (Tuesday after the First Sunday of Lent) After yesterday’s The Sacrifice Herbert has several shorter poems that try to respond to what is said in it. The sixth poem is this one: Redemption Having been … Continue reading →

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The Sacrifice

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert (Monday after the First Sunday of Lent) The third poem of The Church, the fifth poem of The Temple (or sixth, if you include  the Dedication), is The Sacrifice. This makes sense, following after The … Continue reading →

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