One may bear God's "Image and Inscription" upon his heart

— Mason, John (1646?-1694)

Author

Mason, John (1646?-1694)

Work Title

XXV. A Song of Praise for Grace [from Spiritual Songs, or, Songs of Praise to Almighty God Upon several Occasions. Together with The Song of Songs Which is Solomons. First Turn'd, then Paraphrased in English Verse. The Second Edition, Corrected, with an Addition of a Sacred Poem on Dives and Lazarus]]

Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Richard Northcott [etc.]
Date
1685
Metaphor
One may bear God's "Image and Inscription" upon his heart
Metaphor in Context
O God of Grace, who hast Restor'd
  Thine Image unto Me,
VVhich by my Sins was quite defac'd,
  VVhat shall I render Thee?
Thine Image and Inscription, Lord,
  Upon my Heart I bear;
Thine own I render unto Thee,
  O God, my God most dear.
Categories
Writing::Inscription
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "inscription" in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
03/28/2005

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.