Poem for thought

I found this poem by English poet George Herbert in my Economics book this week. I thought it was really good and hope you think so, too. He wrote this sometime in the 17th century, so the spelling is different. This is my life goal.

The Elixer
Teach me, my God and King,
In all things thee to see
And what I do in any thing,
To do it as for thee:

Not rudely, as a beast,
To runne into an action;
But still to make thee preposset
And give it his perfection.

A man that looks on glasse,
On it may stay his eye;
Or if he pleaseth, though it passe,
And then the heav'n espie.

All may of thee partake:
Nothing can be so mean,
Which with his tincture(for thy sake)
Will not grow bright and clean.

A servant with this clause
Makes drudgerie divine:
Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws,
Makes that and th' action fine.

This is the famous stone
That turneth all to gold:
For that which God doth touch and own
Cannot for lesse be told.

And, I figured out how to get my name on my comments :) Slowly, but surely, I am becoming more computer-savvy!! Now, if I can just figure out how to put a video on my posts... ;)