Religion
The Praier of Hezekiah (Esay 37.15)
From The Hymnes and Songs of the Church (1623)
O Lord of Hoasts and God of Israel!
Thou, who betweene the Cherubins dost dwell;
Of all the world thou onely art the King,
And heau'n and earth, vnto their form didst bring.
LORD bow thine eare; to heare attentiue be.
Lift vp thine eyes, and daigne oh LORD, to set
What words Sennacherib hath cast abroad;
And his proud Message to the liuing GOD.
LORD, true it is, that Lands and Kingdomes all,
Are to the King of Ashur brought in thrall:
Yea, he their Gods, into the fire hath throwne:
For, Gods they were not; but of wood & stone.
Mans worke they were, & men destroi'd them haue.
Us therefore from his power vouchsafe to saue
That all the Kingdomes of the world may see
That thou art GOD, that onely thou art hee.
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MLA
Wither, George. “The Praier of Hezekiah (Esay 37.15).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wither/406/.
Chicago
Wither, George. “The Praier of Hezekiah (Esay 37.15).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wither/406/.
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