7 Henry Vaughan Quotes on Faith

Henry Vaughan quotes on faith

2. There is in God, some say, A deep but dazzling darkness.

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4. But felt through all this fleshly dress Bright shoots of everlastingness.

6. I cannot reach it, and my striving eye Dazzles at it, as at eternity.

8. They are all gone into the world of light! And I alone sit lingering here; Their very memory is fair and bright, And my sad thoughts doth clear.

10. Dear, beauteous death, the jewel of the just! Shining nowhere but in the dark; What mysteries do lie beyond thy dust, Could man outlook that mark!

11. And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.

12. My soul, there is a country Far beyond the stars Where stands a winged sentry All skillful in the wars: There, above noise and danger, Sweet Peace is crowned with smiles, And One born in a manger Commands the beauteous files.