Religion

Mattens, or morning Prayer.

by Robert Herrick 1591–1674

From Hesperides (1648)

Religion

WHen with the Virgin morning thou do'st rise,
Crossing thy selfe; come thus to sacrifice:
First wash thy heart in innocence, then bring
Pure hands, pure habits, pure, pure every thing.
Next to the Altar humbly kneele, and thence,
Give up thy soule in clouds of frankinsence.
Thy golden Censors fil'd with odours sweet,
Shall make thy actions with their ends to meet.

MLA

Herrick, Robert. “Mattens, or morning Prayer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/322/.

Chicago

Herrick, Robert. “Mattens, or morning Prayer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/322/.

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