This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation 'SINCE I am coming...

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation

'SINCE I am coming to that Holy roome,

Where, with thy Quire of Saints for evermore

I shall be made thy Musique; As I come

I tune the Instrument here at the dore,

And what I must doe then, thinke here before.'

John Donne, 'Hymn to God my God'

In the stanza above, the poet recognizes that

The "Holy Roome": This represents Heaven or the presence of God.
"The Dore": Standing "at the door" is a common literary metaphor for being on the threshold of death.
Tuning the Instrument: Donne suggests that his soul (the instrument) must be made ready and "tuned" through prayer and repentance while he is still on Earth, before he joins the "Quire of Saints" (the choir of saints) in eternity.

There is an explanation video available below.

Previous Next