Religion

On Faith, as the best Wedding-Garment

by Sir William Killigrew 1606–1695

From Mid-night and Daily Thoughts (1694)

Religion

Lord, enrich my heart with Faith, as the best
Wedding-Garment, for this most sacred Feast;
Left doubting of thy mercy should create
More sin, to raise and aggravate thy hate,
Instead of pardon for those Crimes are past,
And leave no remedy for this at last.
Such doubting strikes at thy Omnipotence;
To flight thy Mercy is a great offence,
Next to presuming on't with insolence.
I therefore beg thy holy Spirit may
Direct my Faith, and teach me how to pray.

MLA

Killigrew, William. “On Faith, as the best Wedding-Garment.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/killigrew_w/64/.

Chicago

Killigrew, William. “On Faith, as the best Wedding-Garment.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/killigrew_w/64/.

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