George Herbert



The Temple

The Church
A Dialogue-Antheme




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George Herbert (1593-1633)

The Temple

The Church

A Dialogue-Antheme



Christian. Death.

Christian   Alas, poore Death, where is thy glorie?
Where is thy famous force, thy ancient sting?
Death   Alas poore mortall, void of storie,
Go spell and reade how I have kill’d thy King.
Christian   Poore death and who was hurt thereby?
Thy curse being laid on him, makes thee accurst.
Death   Let losers talk: yet thou shalt die;
These arms shall crush thee.
Christian  
Spare not, do thy worst,
I shall be one day better then before:
Thou so much worse, that thou shalt be no more.





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