Another. (God's Presence.)

That there's a God we all do know,
But what God is we cannot show.

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is known for his book of poems, "Hesperides," which includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." His works are noted for their clarity, simplicity, and musical quality. Herrick was also a vicar of Dean Prior in Devon, despite being ejected during the English Civil War and later reinstated.

Robert Herrick

The Way.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

To His Book.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

An End Decreed.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

To God.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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God's Presence.

God's evident, and may be said to be
Present with just men, to the verity;
But with the wicked if He doth comply,
'Tis, as St. Bernard saith, but seemingly.

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Another. (Of God.)

God is Jehovah call'd: which name of His
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God's present everywhere, but most of all
Present by union hypostatical:
God, He is there, where's nothing else, schools say,
And nothing else is there where He's away.

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God.

In God there's nothing, but 'tis known to be
Even God Himself, in perfect entity.

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God.

God is more here than in another place,
Not by His essence, but commerce of grace.

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