Friday Vespers #11
O
H, give me light to see, a heart to close with, and power to do Thy will, O God — Amen.
— Thomas Wilson (1663 – 1755)
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O
H, give me light to see, a heart to close with, and power to do Thy will, O God — Amen.
— Thomas Wilson (1663 – 1755)
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“a heart to close with”
Hmmm. . .? What does that mean?
18th century language and customs notwithstanding, the word close has probably twenty different modern meanings. In the context of the prayer I take it to mean “a heart to draw near to-” or “a heart to unite with-.”