Saturday, December 5, 2009

May Christ Ravish Us All!

John Donne wrote:

"Batter my heart, three personed God; for you
As yet but knock, breathe, shine and seek to mend.
That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me and bend
Your force, to break, blow, burn and make me new,
I, like an usurped town, to another due,
Labor to admit you, but, oh, to no end;
Reason, your viceroy in me, me should defend;
But is captive and proves weak or untrue.

Yet dearly I love you and would be loved fain;
But am betrothed unto your enemy;
Divorce me, untie or break that knot again,
Take me to you, imprison me, for I,
Except you enthrall me, never shall be free,
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me."

(John Donne, "Batter My Heart")

1 comment:

  1. yes, lord. set us free by enthralling our hearts with you and you alone—don't allow us to be deceived by earthly things.

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