When senses, which thy soldiers are

 When senses, which thy soldiers are,
 We arm against thee, and they fight for sin,
 When want, sent but to tame, doth war
 And work despair a breach to enter in,
 When plenty, God's image and seal,
 Makes us idolatrous,
 And love it, not him, whom it should reveal,
 When we are moved to seem religious
 Only to vent wit, Lord deliver us.

by John Donne (1572-1631) , no title, from A Litany, no. 21

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by Andrew Downes (1950-) , "When senses, which thy soldiers are", op. 11 no. 4 (1976), from Five Holy Songs, no. 4.

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