Christ is risen! This piece is based on George Herbert's pattern poem, 'Easter Wings'. This is the fourth tapestry based on one of Herbert's poems.
When the poem was first published the words were printed as shown in the second image. The whole piece is a play on light and Herbert's comparison of resurrection with flight, and so the Christian sharing in the flight with the risen Christ.
There's more, but that will do for today. The more easily read text is below:
Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store,
Though foolishly he lost the same,
Decaying more and more,
Till he became
Most poore:
With thee
O let me rise
As larks, harmoniously,
And sing this day thy victories:
Then shall the fall further the flight in me.
My tender age in sorrow did beginne
And still with sicknesses and shame.
Thou didst so punish sinne,
That I became
Most thinne.
With thee
Let me combine,
And feel thy victorie:
For, if I imp my wing on thine,
Affliction shall advance the flight in me.
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