Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE STREAM IN THE DESERT, by JESSIE G. MCCARTEE


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THE STREAM IN THE DESERT, by                    
First Line: From the parch'd bosom of the desert bursting
Last Line: Burst forth, and bade the dying pilgrim live.
Subject(s): Moses


FROM the parch'd bosom of the desert bursting,
Spring forth, oh stream, to bless us on our way;
Revive our fainting spirits, cheer the thirsting,
Spring forth! and let thy crystal waters play.

Flow on rejoicing, through the deep wilds wending,
Till the green herb shall blossom on thy brink,
And wild gazelles o'er thy bright bosom bending,
Shall quaff from thee their cool refreshing drink.

Roll on! not long we pitch our tents beside thee,
Pure fountain for our fainting spirits made!
Yet He who bade thee flow can fill and guide thee,
When far from thee our pilgrim feet have stray'd.

Still on thy waters may the sunbeams quiver,
And the mild moon shed down her silver light,
Till with the billows of some ancient river
Thy sparkling treasures mingle and unite.

Thus spake the Hebrews, in the desert singing,
Asking in faith what God design'd to give,
And the glad water from the dry sands springing,
Burst forth, and bade the dying pilgrim live.





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