The synagogue, or, the shadow of the temple Sacred poems, and private ejaculations. In imitation of Mr George Herbert [by Christopher Harvey] |
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Invitation.
Tvrn in, my Lord, turn in to mee:
My heart's an homely place;
But thou canst make corruption flee,
And fill it with thy grace.
So furnished, it will be brave;
And a rich dwelling thou shalt have.
My heart's an homely place;
But thou canst make corruption flee,
And fill it with thy grace.
So furnished, it will be brave;
And a rich dwelling thou shalt have.
It was thy lodging once before;
It builded was by thee:
But I to sinne set ope the doore,
It rendred was by mee;
And so thy building once defac'd,
And in thy roome another plac'd.
It builded was by thee:
But I to sinne set ope the doore,
It rendred was by mee;
And so thy building once defac'd,
And in thy roome another plac'd.
But he usurps, the right is thine:
Oh dispossesse him, Lord.
Doe thou but say, this heart is mine,
He's gone at the first word.
Thy word's thy will, thy will's thy power,
Thy time is alwaies; now's mine hower.
Oh dispossesse him, Lord.
Doe thou but say, this heart is mine,
He's gone at the first word.
Thy word's thy will, thy will's thy power,
Thy time is alwaies; now's mine hower.
Now say to sinne, depart;
And, sonne, give me thine heart.
Thou; that by saying let it be, didst make it;
Canst, if thou wilt, by saying give't me, take it.
And, sonne, give me thine heart.
Thou; that by saying let it be, didst make it;
Canst, if thou wilt, by saying give't me, take it.
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