"See them to the windows fly, / To the ark of Jesu's breast!"

— Wesley, John and Charles

Author

Wesley, John and Charles

Work Title

CXCVIII. THE SAME. Hymn 3. Who are these that come from far [from HYMNS AND SACRED POEMS. IN TWO VOLUMES. BYCHARLES WESLEY , M.A., Student of Christ-Church, Oxford. Vol. II.]

Place of Publication
Bristol
Date
1749
Metaphor
"See them to the windows fly, / To the ark of Jesu's breast!"
Metaphor in Context
Who are these that come from far,
Swifter than a flying cloud!
Thick as flocking doves they are,
Eager in pursuit of God:
Trembling as the storm draws nigh,
Hastening to their place of rest,
See them to the windows fly,
To the ark of Jesu's breast!
Categories
Uncategorized::Ark
Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
01/25/2006

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.