by John Donne (1572 - 1631)
Immensity cloistered (nativity)
Language: English
Immensity, cloister'd in thy dear womb, Now leaves His well-beloved imprisonment. There he hath made himself to his intent Weak enough, now into our world to come. But O ! for thee, for Him, hath the inn no room ? Yet lay Him in a stall, and from the orient, Stars, and wise men will travel to prevent The effects of Herod's jealous general doom. See'st thou, my soul, with thy faith's eye, how He Which fills all place, yet none holds Him, doth lie ? Was not His pity towards thee wondrous high, That would have need to be pitied by thee ? Kiss Him, and with Him into Egypt go, With His kind mother, who partakes thy woe.
Authorship:
- by John Donne (1572 - 1631) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Mitchell (b. 1941), "Immensity cloistered (nativity)", op. 89 no. 3 (1993), from La Corona, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Victoria Brago
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 120