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Poem
March 18, 1786
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Devotional verses inscribed on a window pane in an Edinburgh Quaker meeting house, instructing visitors to approach with reverence, experience God's presence in silent worship, and seek heavenly bliss at home.
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Parnassian Spring.
Verses written on a Pane of Glass in a Quaker Meeting
House at Edinburgh.
APPROACH this place, with reverence come,
And Serve God, tho' each tongue should be dumb.
Experience that mysterious art.
To feel his presence at thy heart,
And hear his whispers oft and kind,
In holy silence of the mind;
Then rest thy thoughts, nor let them roam
In quest of joys, for Heav'n's at home;
And feel the beams of purest love,
An emblem of the bliss above.
O may each soul with power extend
Beyond where Time and Nature end,
And reach those heights, that bless'd abode,
And meet the kindest smiles of God!
Verses written on a Pane of Glass in a Quaker Meeting
House at Edinburgh.
APPROACH this place, with reverence come,
And Serve God, tho' each tongue should be dumb.
Experience that mysterious art.
To feel his presence at thy heart,
And hear his whispers oft and kind,
In holy silence of the mind;
Then rest thy thoughts, nor let them roam
In quest of joys, for Heav'n's at home;
And feel the beams of purest love,
An emblem of the bliss above.
O may each soul with power extend
Beyond where Time and Nature end,
And reach those heights, that bless'd abode,
And meet the kindest smiles of God!
What sub-type of article is it?
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Quaker Meeting
Edinburgh
Silent Worship
Divine Presence
Devotional Verses
Religious Silence
Poem Details
Title
Parnassian Spring.
Subject
Verses Written On A Pane Of Glass In A Quaker Meeting House At Edinburgh.
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Approach This Place, With Reverence Come,
And Serve God, Tho' Each Tongue Should Be Dumb.
In Holy Silence Of The Mind;
For Heav'n's At Home;
And Meet The Kindest Smiles Of God!