Redemption

George Herbert * Track #11 On The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations

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Redemption by George Herbert

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This sonnet condenses the Christian teaching about the redemption in Christ’s death on the Cross into a single image of a tenant seeking a new lease from his lord. He journeys to heaven, then to the wealthy on earth, but it is among the sinners that he finds his lord dying, and receives his new leas...

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Having been tenant long to a rich Lord,
Not thriving, I resolved to be bold,
And make a suit unto Him, to afford
A new small-rented lease, and cancel th' old.
In heaven at His manor I Him sought:
They told me there, that He was lately gone
About some land, which He had dearly bought
Long since on Earth, to take possession.
I straight returned, and knowing His great birth,
Sought Him accordingly in great resorts—
In cities, theatres, gardens, parks, and courts:
At length I heard a ragged noise and mirth
Of thieves and murderers; there I Him espied,
Who straight, "Your suit is granted," said, and died.

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