Description
A landmark collection of sacred poetry, this volume explores the paradox at the heart of religious life: the same faith that brings consolation also meets the believer in doubt, discipline, and suffering. Across its carefully shaped poems, the speaker moves through prayer, devotion, and inward struggle, seeking a “temple” not only in church walls but in the transformed heart. With vivid imagery and meditative structure, the work turns everyday experiences—work, temptation, loss, and grace—into a spiritual map of how joy and trial can coexist. Written in George Herbert’s distinctive, intensely personal style, these poems invite readers to contemplate worship as both a discipline and a revelation, where the soul is built through reverence.
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hardcover
Penguin Classic
Published Feb 27, 2018
336 pages
ISBN: 9780241303078
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