Henry Vaughan Quotes about Prayer

Prayer is The world in tune, A spirit-voyce, And vocall joyes, Whose Eccho is heaven's blisse.

Prayer is The world in tune, A spirit-voyce, And vocall joyes, Whose Eccho is heaven's blisse.

Prayer, Heaven, Tunes

Henry Vaughan, Henry Francis Lyte (1871). “The Poetical Works of Herbert and Vaughan: With a Memoir”, p.94

Dear Night! this world's defeat; The stop to busy fools; care's check and curb; The day of spirits; my soul's calm retreat Which none disturb! Christ's progress, and His prayer-time; The hours to which high Heaven cloth chime.

Henry Vaughan

Prayer, Night, Heaven

'The Night' l. 25 from 'Silex Scintillans' (1650-5)

The skin and shell of things Though fair are not Thy wish nor prayer but got My meer despair of wings.

Henry Vaughan

Prayer, Wings, Wish

1650 Silex Scintillans, 'The Search'.

When first thy eyes unveil, give thy soul leave To do the like; our bodies but forerun The spirit's duty. True hearts spread and heave Unto their God, as flow'rs do to the sun. Give him thy first thoughts then; so shalt thou keep Him company all day, and in him sleep.

Henry Vaughan

Prayer, Heart, Sleep

George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Louis Lohr Martz (1986). “George Herbert and Henry Vaughan”, Oxford University Press, USA

Yet never sleep the sun up. Prayer shou'd Dawn with the day. There are set, awful hours 'Twixt heaven and us. The manna was not good After sun-rising; far day sullies flowres. Rise to prevent the sun; sleep doth sin glut, And heaven's gate opens when the world's is shut.

Henry Vaughan

Prayer, Sleep, Heaven

Henry Vaughan, Henry Francis Lyte (1847). “Silex scintillans. Sacred poems and private ejaculations (with a mem. by H.F. Lyte).”, p.56