Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic ExperienceKaren Armstrong |
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... soul must journey by knowing God through what He is not , rather than through what He is , it must journey , insofar as possible , by way of the denial and rejection of natural and supernatural apprehensions . This is our task now with ...
... soul must journey by knowing God through what He is not , rather than through what He is , it must journey , insofar as possible , by way of the denial and rejection of natural and supernatural apprehensions . This is our task now with ...
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... Soul , thou must seek thyself in Me And thou must seek for Me in thee . Such is the power of love's impress , O soul , to grave thee on My heart , That any craftsman must confess He ne'er could have the like success , Howe'er ...
... Soul , thou must seek thyself in Me And thou must seek for Me in thee . Such is the power of love's impress , O soul , to grave thee on My heart , That any craftsman must confess He ne'er could have the like success , Howe'er ...
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... soul is disentangled From every created thing And lifted above itself In a life of delight Supported only in God . So can it not be said That I most value this : My soul now sees itself Without support and with support . And though I ...
... soul is disentangled From every created thing And lifted above itself In a life of delight Supported only in God . So can it not be said That I most value this : My soul now sees itself Without support and with support . And though I ...
Contents
Genesis | 20 |
From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | 38 |
Heal me my | 40 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
beauty beloved birds breath Camelot canst CHARLES CAUSLEY Christ Christian comfort CZESLAW MILOSZ D. H. LAWRENCE dark David Goldstein death divine doth dream earth ecstasy eternal eyes face fear feel fire flame GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS glory green hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven holy Hopkins Lady of Shalott light live look Lord meditation mind moon MOSES IBN EZRA mysterious mystic nature never night o'er pain Paradise peace Penguin Peter Levi poem poet poetic poetry prayer pure R. A. Nicholson R. S. THOMAS reality religion religious experience rose round sense shadow shine sight silence sing sleep solitude SOLOMON IBN GABIROL song soul speak spirit stars Sufi sweet tell thee things thou art thought thro tongue Transcending translated by David tree vision vocation voice WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings Wordsworth