In this beautiful performance the brilliantly talented Dave Russell brings together two performers/wordsmiths from two entirely different ages who meet and compliment each other in a charmed marriage of the old and modern...The 16th century academic and metaphysical poet George Herbert born in 1593 in Wales reader in rhetoric and public orator at Trinity college in Cambridge England who was ordained a deacon in 1626 and the highly talented contemporary popular music artist Madonna born 16th August 1958 Madonna Louise Ciccone in Bay city Michigan USA...one of the most succesful and creative performers on the mainstream music scene today.... Hers the link to the page with the sound file...
Love/Love tried to welcome me sound poem/song by George Herbert 1593 - 1626 etc





Regards..

Jim Clark

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Love by George Herbert 1593 - 1633

Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-ey'd Love, observing me grow slack,
From my first entrance in,
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning,
If I lack'd anything.

A guest, I answer'd, worthy to be here:
Love said, You shall be he.
I the unkind, ungrateful? Ah my dear,
I cannot look on thee.
Love took my hand, and smiling did reply,
Who made the eyes but I?

Truth Lord, but I have marr'd them: let my shame
Go where it doth deserve.
And know you not, says Love, who bore the blame?
My dear, then I will serve.
You must sit down, says Love, and tast me meat:
So I did sit and eat.

And heres the song made famous by Madonna


Love Tried to Welcome Me
Madonna, Dave Hall

These are my hands, but what can they give me?
These are my eyes, but they cannot see
These are my arms, but they don't know tenderness
And I must confess that I am usually drawn to sadness
And loneliness has never been a stranger to me, but

Chorus: Love tried to welcome me
But my soul drew back
Guilty of lust and sin
Love tried to take me in

These are my lips, but they whisper sorrow
This is my voice, but it's telling lies
I know how to laugh, but I don't know happiness
And I must confess, instead of spring, it's always winter
And my heart has always been a lonely hunter, but still

Chorus2:Love tried to welcome me
But my soul drew back
I was covered with dust and sin
Love tried to take me in
Love tried to break me
And I must confess, instead of spring, it's always winter
And my heart has always been a lonely hunter, but still
(chorus, inserting "I was" before "Guilty")(chorus2, removing "I was")
[Love tried to break me]
Love tried to welcome me
But my soul drew back
Guilty of lust and sin
[I was covered with dust, covered with sorrow]
Love tried to take me in
[Covered]Still, love tried to welcome me
But my soul drew back
[Guilty of lust and sin]
Covered with dust and sin
Love tried to take me in
[Love tried to break me]
Love tried to welcome me[
Love tried to welcome me]
But my soul drew back
Guilty of lust and sin
[But my soul drew back]
Love tried to take me in
[I was covered with sadness]
Love tried to welcome me