Teach me thy love to know;
That this new light, which now I see,
May both the work and workman show:
Then by a sunbeam I will climb to thee.
George Herbert (1593-1633), Mattens.
Climbing out of bed
Notes from the Compiler
Morning Prayer (Mattens) in church was an essential discipline for George Herbert: 'I cannot open mine eyes, but thou art ready there to catch my morning-soul and sacrifice: then we must needs for that day make a match.'
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