The Day of Doom
This poem is written about judgement day. Wigglesworth starts the poem with a calm night that seems serene and normal. However, at midnight, the light of judgement day breaks. Wigglesworth fixates on sinners and describes their agonizing as all are brought before the throne of God's son.
Vanity of Vanities
This poem is about the ephemerality of mankind and our lives. In this poem, Wigglesworth compares the lives of men to a bubble and a dream to point out how short lived our lives are. He also claims that our enjoyments, like our lives, are short lived compares to the glories of heaven.
To the Christian Reader
In this poem, Wigglesworth describes feeling upset and dismayed by an incident that happened to him. However he takes solace in God despite his misfortune and knows that God has a plan for him.
