Poems On several Choice and Various Subjects Occasionally Composed By An Eminent Author. Collected and Published by Sergeant-Major P. F. [i.e. James Howell] |
An Eucharistical Rapture, With
A Gradual Hymn to the Heavenly Hierarchy.
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Poems On several Choice and Various Subjects | ||
An Eucharistical Rapture, With A Gradual Hymn to the Heavenly Hierarchy.
Natures great God, the Cause of Causes be
Ador'd and prais'd to all Eternity:
That supreme Good, that Quintessential Light,
VVhich quickens all that's hidden or in sight,
VVhich breathd in Man the Intellectual Soul,
Thereby to rule all Cretures, and controul
What Water, Earth, or Air produce—
Ador'd and prais'd to all Eternity:
That supreme Good, that Quintessential Light,
VVhich quickens all that's hidden or in sight,
VVhich breathd in Man the Intellectual Soul,
Thereby to rule all Cretures, and controul
What Water, Earth, or Air produce—
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The Hymn.
O Holy Souls, O Heavenly Saints,
Who from corruption, and the taints
Of flesh and blood, from pain and tears,
From pining griefs, and panting fears,
And from all passions except Love
(Which onely raigns with you above)
Are now exempt, and made in endless Bliss
Free Denizens, and Heirs of Paradis.
Who from corruption, and the taints
Of flesh and blood, from pain and tears,
From pining griefs, and panting fears,
And from all passions except Love
(Which onely raigns with you above)
Are now exempt, and made in endless Bliss
Free Denizens, and Heirs of Paradis.
O glorious Angels, who behold
The Lord of Light from Thrones of Gold,
Yet do vouchsafe to look on Man,
To be his Guide and Gardian,
Praying always that He may be
Partner of your felicity.
O Blissful Saints and Angels, may ye still
The Court of Heav'n with Hallelujahs fill.
The Lord of Light from Thrones of Gold,
Yet do vouchsafe to look on Man,
To be his Guide and Gardian,
Praying always that He may be
Partner of your felicity.
O Blissful Saints and Angels, may ye still
The Court of Heav'n with Hallelujahs fill.
Seraphik Powers, Cherubs, Thrones,
Vertues, and Dominations,
Supernal Principalities,
Glories, and Intelligencies
Who guide the course of Stars in Sky,
And what in their vast Concaves lie,
May ye for ever great Jehovah's Will,
And his Commands throughout the world fulfil.
Vertues, and Dominations,
Supernal Principalities,
Glories, and Intelligencies
Who guide the course of Stars in Sky,
And what in their vast Concaves lie,
May ye for ever great Jehovah's Will,
And his Commands throughout the world fulfil.
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Archangels, who the most sublime Degree
Do hold in the Cœlestial Hierarchy,
And can endure to see, and face alone
The glorious Beatific Vision,
A joy which all joys else transcends so far
As doth the Morning Sun the meanest Star.
Archangels, Angels, Saints, Souls sever'd, may ye still
The Empyrean Court with Hallelujahs fill.
Do hold in the Cœlestial Hierarchy,
And can endure to see, and face alone
The glorious Beatific Vision,
A joy which all joys else transcends so far
As doth the Morning Sun the meanest Star.
Archangels, Angels, Saints, Souls sever'd, may ye still
The Empyrean Court with Hallelujahs fill.
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