5/19/2023 0 Comments George herbert poem prayer![]() ![]() And by doing the job in this way make it perfect. Teach me that I should not just start without thinking, as an animal would be doing.īut teach me to work quietly, so as to impress you. ![]() ![]() Teach me God, as you are also King of your entire creation, that nothing in it stands on its own.Īnd therefore, teach me that everything what I do should not be done for its own sake (only), but as if it were done for you personally. Before discussing these briefly, first the poem itself and an explanatory paraphrase is provided. Even so, it is not an easy poem, for several reasons. Of course, obvious features as rhythm, rhyme, imagery, the crisp sentences, its relative brevity, all contribute to its strength. Upon reading it repeatedly I was struck by the message (see below) and the powerful way he conveys it. “Let all the world in every corner sing”, n.d.), and also because of the somewhat enigmatic title, reminiscent of alchemy and mythical mixtures. It drew my attention because of the author, whose name is well-known as a hymn writer (e.g. I first read “The elixer” (n.d.) probably by about 2010 and I keep going back to it regularly. George Herbert: The elixir (1593-1633) Introduction. ![]()
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