Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
George Herbert. 15931632283. Discipline
THROW away Thy rod, | |
Throw away Thy wrath; | |
O my God, | |
Take the gentle path! | |
For my heart’s desire | 5 |
Unto Thine is bent: | |
I aspire | |
To a full consent. | |
Not a word or look | |
I affect to own, | 10 |
But by book, | |
And Thy Book alone. | |
Though I fail, I weep; | |
Though I halt in pace, | |
Yet I creep | 15 |
To the throne of grace. | |
Then let wrath remove; | |
Love will do the deed; | |
For with love | |
Stony hearts will bleed. | 20 |
Love is swift of foot; | |
Love ‘s a man of war, | |
And can shoot, | |
And can hit from far. | |
Who can ‘scape his bow? | 25 |
That which wrought on Thee, | |
Brought Thee low, | |
Needs must work on me. | |
Throw away Thy rod; | |
Though man frailties hath, | 30 |
Thou art God: | |
Throw away Thy wrath! |