"Each Note tun'd up the Soul, calcin'd the Mind, / Commenc'd them something more than humane kind; / Their very Bodies into-Souls refin'd."
— Heyrick, Thomas (bap. 1649. d. 1694)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Date
1687
Metaphor
"Each Note tun'd up the Soul, calcin'd the Mind, / Commenc'd them something more than humane kind; / Their very Bodies into-Souls refin'd."
Metaphor in Context
Last Night while the devout Atlantians pray'd,
And high Devotions at their Altars pay'd,
With earnest and redoubled Crys implor'd
The mighty Aid of their Indulgent Lord,
An unknown Musick ravish'd every Ear,
Inspir'd bless'd Joy, and did dispell all Fear,
No Mists could stay when th' Sun of Righteousness was near.
Each Note tun'd up the Soul, calcin'd the Mind,
Commenc'd them something more than humane kind;
Their very Bodies into-Souls refin'd.
Not quite in Heaven, yet then the Earth more high,
Above the Earth, and but below the Sky;
Half Men, half Saints, 'twixt Heaven and Earth, they try
The very Line 'twixt Men and Immortality.
Scarce more exalted Joy doth Saints possess
When they by Angels borne to Heaven do press:
Ravish'd with Halelujahs so they ly
Embalm'd in Bliss and swallow'd up in Joy.
And high Devotions at their Altars pay'd,
With earnest and redoubled Crys implor'd
The mighty Aid of their Indulgent Lord,
An unknown Musick ravish'd every Ear,
Inspir'd bless'd Joy, and did dispell all Fear,
No Mists could stay when th' Sun of Righteousness was near.
Each Note tun'd up the Soul, calcin'd the Mind,
Commenc'd them something more than humane kind;
Their very Bodies into-Souls refin'd.
Not quite in Heaven, yet then the Earth more high,
Above the Earth, and but below the Sky;
Half Men, half Saints, 'twixt Heaven and Earth, they try
The very Line 'twixt Men and Immortality.
Scarce more exalted Joy doth Saints possess
When they by Angels borne to Heaven do press:
Ravish'd with Halelujahs so they ly
Embalm'd in Bliss and swallow'd up in Joy.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" and "note" in HDIS (Poetry)
Theme
Mind and Body; Refinement
Date of Entry
05/31/2005
