Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MORNING INVOCATION, by SOLOMON IBN GABIROL Poet's Biography First Line: At morn I ask thee, lend thy shelt'ring aid! Last Line: Dwelleth my soul, thy gift divine! Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Gabirol; Solomon Ben Yehuda Ibn Gabirol Subject(s): God; Jews; Prayer; Judaism | ||||||||
AT morn I ask Thee, lend Thy shelt'ring aid! My hopes and fears before Thy Throne are laid. Like one abashed I stand, prostrate before Thy might, My new-awakened heart hides nothing from Thy sight! My heart, my tongue, too, fails To utter what avails! My skill, my strength, are naught! But Thou, of grace, dost take The prayers which mortals make, The prayers Thy love has taught. So shall my voice ascend, Until my life shall end; The while, within my body's shrine, Dwelleth my soul, Thy gift divine! | 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 A SONG OF REDEMPTION by SOLOMON IBN GABIROL AND THE HEAVENS SHALL YIELD THEIR DEW by SOLOMON IBN GABIROL |
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