Donne For My First Post

In order to test the blogging waters, I hereby stick my toe in the water to check temperature. So as a kind of test post, here is a long-time favorite of mine by John Donne (1573-1631):

Batter my heart, three-personed God, for you
as yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;
that I may rise and stand, o’erthrow me, and bend
your force to break, blow, burn and make me new.

I, like an usurped town, to another due,
labor to admit you, but oh, to no end;
reason, your viceroy in me, me should defend,
but is captived, and proves weak or untrue.

Yet dearly I love you, and would be loved fain,
but am betrothed unto your enemy:
divorce me, untie, or break that knot again,
take me to you, imprison me, for I
except you enthrall me, never shall be free,
nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.

We don't write worship music like that, do we:? Can we even read this in church? Don't know if this was ever sung, but every time I read this I wonder if the modern church could express its faith like this. Fresh out of seminary, I put this on the back cover of the worship bulletin. When I asked a few what they thought, I was met with silence. So, 20+_ years later I still haven't used it again in any public worship arena. Are you comfortable with Donne's language? Is it appropriate for your church?