His poetry is constantly evident of the intimacy of his dealings with God and his assurance that, alone in a vast universe, he is held safe by the Crucified Christ.Īlthough he is not included in Alister McGrath’s collection, The SPCK Handbook of Anglican Theologians (London: SPCK, 1998), Herbert, along with John Jewel, Richard Hooker and Lancelot Andrewes, had a profound influence on the Caroline Divines, including John Cosin and Jeremy Taylor, and he is ranked with John Donne as one of the great Metaphysical poets. His spirituality is the Anglican Via Media or Middle Way par excellence. George Herbert was a skilled priest, poet and teacher, and an accomplished musician, who in his poetry brings together poetry, music and architecture. Heart-work and heaven-work make up his books.” The poet Henry Vaughan described him as “a most glorious saint and seer.” The Puritan Richard Baxter was moved to say: “Herbert speaks to God like one that really believeth a God, and whose business in the world is most with God. George Herbert (1593-1633) was a Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest.
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