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The Hound of Heaven is a poem written by Francis Thompson in the late 19th century. The poem is a dramatic monologue in which the speaker, a person trying to escape from God, describes their efforts to evade the pursuit of God, who is personified as a hound. The speaker compares themselves to a hare, running and hiding from the hound, and describes the various ways in which they try to shake off the pursuit, including seeking refuge in the material world and seeking solace in the company of others.
Despite the speaker's efforts to escape, the hound of heaven continues to pursue them relentlessly, always one step behind. The speaker begins to recognize the futility of their efforts and becomes resigned to the fact that they cannot escape the love of God. They eventually surrender to the hound and accept their fate, recognizing that it is only through the love and grace of God that they can find true peace and happiness.
The Hound of Heaven is a beautiful and deeply moving poem that speaks to the human desire to escape from the difficulties and challenges of life. It reminds us that no matter how hard we try to run or hide, the love of God is always present, always seeking us out, and always offering us the chance to find peace and redemption. The poem is a testament to the enduring power of love and the transformative effects it can have on our lives.
The Hound of Heaven
A sad tail indeed was woven and you've just read how it transpired. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY GLARING TYPOS etc - In June 2021 I lost 95% sight in my left eye and sometimes miss errors. It is due, not to slovenliness, but to the strange places and circumstances under which it has been written. With all due respect, I see that interpretation as one read into the poem rather than "read out" of it, and in fact as refuted by a close reading of the poem itself. And though in sin or in human love, away from God it seeks to hide itself, Divine grace follows after, unwearyingly follows ever after, till the soul feels its pressure forcing it to turn to Him alone in that never ending pursuit. But in Christianity it is God who seeks us out.
If so, you may be inspired and moved by this Francis Thompson ode. His life then began to drift as he pursued a career as a writer. But with unhurrying chase, And unperturbèd pace, Deliberate speed, majestic instancy, They beat — and a Voice beat More instant than the Feet "All things betray thee, who betrayest Me. When I was planning my January reading, I'd originally intended to begin the year with this book; and I did read G. Such is; what is to be? He wants us to pursue him. At one point early in his life he began studies to enter the priesthood, but he soon abandoned that effort.
It was this ascension of arisen vision, when F. Yea, faileth now even dream The dreamer, and the lute the lutanist; Even the linked fantasies, in whose blossomy twist I swung the earth a trinket at my wrist, Are yielding; cords of all too weak account For earth with heavy griefs so overplussed. Francis Thompson's The Hound of Heaven. Maryhill Museum of Art. Yeah, faileth now even dream the dreamer and the lute, the lutanist.
I said to Dawn --- be sudden, to Eve --- be soon, With thy young skiey blossoms heap me over From this tremendous Lover. The meaning is understood. The book is worth reading just to see the incredible enthusiasm Daly overflowed with, whether or not you agree with him about the poem. You can help Amazing Discoveries reduce costs by upgrading or replacing your internet browser with one of the options below. Whom wilt thou find to love ignoble thee, Save Me, save only Me? My harness, piece by piece, thou'st hewn from me And smitten me to my knee, I am defenceless, utterly.
Lewis once wrote that stories have a unique knack of getting under our skin and hitting us at a deeper level than our thoughts. I tempted all His servitors, but to find My own betrayal in their constancy, In faith to Him their fickleness to me, Their traitorous trueness, and their loyal deceit. If we choose to run from it, our lives will be full of frustration, for we are not living up to our full potential. Whom wilt thou find to love ignoble thee Save Me, save only Me? At the urging of his father, a doctor, he then entered medical school. Thompson never revealed her name, but he would later refer to her as his savior.
My days have crackled and gone up in smoke, Have puffed and burst like sunstarts on a stream. . The Hound Of Heaven with its old-fashioned and sometimes bizarre language and its to me equally old-fashioned idea of God The Father will not appeal to everyone, but the Universe is big enough to hold all opinions equally in respect and love. It does not attract, rather the reverse. And although he fought his addiction, the tuberculosis took his life just short of his forty eighth birthday.
The Poet and the Hound of Heaven — The Way of Beauty
Feb 7, 845pm ~~ Review asap. God gives us a mission, we run the other way, we hit a wall, and God gives us a mission. Strange, piteous, futile thing, Wherefore should any set thee love apart? I studied this poem with our Church Adult Sunday School class under the wonderful teaching of my friend Greg Biddle. Even then he is still reluctant. Well, each reader will decide for themselves, as it should be.
My freshness spent its wavering shower i' the dust. Lo, all things fly thee, for thou fliest Me. And now my heart is as a broken fount, Wherein tear-drippings stagnate, spilt down ever From the dank thoughts that shiver upon the sighful branches of my mind. I tempted all His servitors, but to find My own betrayal in their constancy, In faith to Him their fickleness to me, Their traitorous trueness, and their loyal deceit. I tempted all His servitors, but to find My own betrayal in their constancy, In faith to Him their fickleness to me, Their traitorous trueness, and their loyal deceit. But deep in his heart, Francis knew that this wasn't his calling either. The language and dynamics are amazing, the theology passionate.
But if one little casement parted wide, The gust of his approach would clash it to. God: "How little worthy of any love thou art! We do not use them, it is they who move us and lead us, to where we had not expected to go. A task that we can accomplish in a way unique to our gifts. Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated, Adown Titanic glooms of chasmèd fears, From those strong Feet that followed, followed after. He soon became an addict. Thou dravest love from thee, who dravest Me. Even the linked fantasies in whose blossomy twist, I swung the Earth, a trinket at my wrist, Have yielded, cords of all too weak account, For Earth, with heavy grief so overplussed.
I laughed in the morning's eyes. When life settled down a bit I decided it was time to make an effort to clear this list. Nature, poor stepdame, cannot slake my drouth; Let her, if she would owe me, Drop yon blue bosom-veil of sky, and show me The breasts of her tenderness; Never did any milk of hers once bless My thirsting mouth. Still with unhurrying chase, And unperturbèd pace, Deliberate speed, majestic instancy, Came on the following Feet, And a Voice above their beat — "Naught shelters thee, who wilt not shelter Me. Such is; what is to be? Thou dravest love from thee, who dravest Me.
