| Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903. | | | | Easter | | By George Herbert (1593–1633) |
| | | AWAKE, 1 sad heart, whom sorrow ever drowns; | |
| Take up thine eyes, which feed on earth; | |
| Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns: | |
| Thy Saviour comes, and with Him mirth: | |
| Awake, awake; | 5 |
| And with a thankful heart his comforts take! | |
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| I got me flowers to straw Thy way; | |
| I got me boughs off many a tree: | |
| But Thou wast up by break of day, | |
| And brought’st Thy sweets along with Thee. | 10 |
| | | Note 1. Of these two verses, the first is taken from “The Dawning,” the latter from “Easter.” [back] | | |
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