Versos English Michael Wigglesworth Iv. [4]

English poem

Iv. [4]

by (1631–1705)

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Who put away the evil day,   and drown’d their cares and fears, Till drown’d were they, and swept away   by vengeance unawares; So at the last, whilst men sleep fast   in their security, Surpris’d they are in such a snare   As Cometh suddenly.

The suddenness, Majesty and Terror of Christ’s appearing.