Church-musick
Music as Heavenly Companion
Church music consoles the distressed soul, lifts it into divine love, and guides it toward heaven's door.
Sweetest of sweets, I thank you: when distress wound its way through my body and pierced my mind, you took me away from there, and in your house of pleasure assigned me a fine lodging. Now I move in you without a body, rising and falling with your wings. We live and love together so sweetly—yet sometimes we still say, God help poor kings. Comfort, I'll die; for if you rush away from me, I surely will, and much more: But if I travel in your company, You know the way to heaven's door.1
Read the original English
SWeetest of sweets, I thank you: when displeasure Did through my bodie wound my minde, You took me thence, and in your house of pleasure A daintie lodging me assign'd.
Now I in you without a bodie move, Rising and falling with your wings: We both together sweetly live and love, Yet say sometimes, God help poore Kings.
Comfort, 'Ile die; for if you poste from me, Sure I shall do so, and much more: But if I travell in your companie, You know the way to heavens doore.
Notes
- 1 ↩'Poste' means hurry off / ride post-haste. Rendered as 'rush away' to keep the sudden departure force without archaism.
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