Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PSALM 137. THE JEWISH CAPTIVE, by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE First Line: Oh zion! If I cease for thee Last Line: "forgetful, lord, of thee." Subject(s): Bible; Jews; Prayer; Judaism | ||||||||
OH Zion! if I cease for thee My earliest vows to pay If for thy sad and ruined walls I ever cease to pray If I no more thy sacred courts With holy reverence prize, Or Zion-ward shall cease to turn My ever-longing eyes Or if the splendor round me thrown Shall touch this Jewish heart, And make me cease to prize thy joy Above all other art, Oh, may this hand no more with skill E'er touch this sacred string, And may this tongue grow cold in death, Ere I shall cease to sing And pray for Zion's holy courts, Or dare to bow the knee To these poor, blind and helpless gods, Forgetful, Lord, of thee." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD A LITTLE HISTORY by DAVID LEHMAN FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE NATIONAL THOUGHTS by YEHUDA AMICHAI SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 2. ANGEL ... by MARVIN BELL PSALM 104: THE MAJESTY AND MERCY OF GOD by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |
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