Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SONG OF DAVID, by CHRISTOPHER SHARP


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THE SONG OF DAVID, by                    
First Line: He sang of god, the mighty source
Last Line: "replied, ""o lord thou art."
Subject(s): David (d. 962 B.c.); God; Jews; Religion; Judaism; Theology


HE sang of God, the mighty source
Of all things,—that stupendous force,
Of which all strength depends;
From whose right arm, beneath whose eyes,
All period, power, and enterprise
Commences, reigns and ends.

The world, the clustering spheres he made,
The glorious light, the soothing shade,
Dale, champaign, grove and hill,
The multitudinous abyss
Where secrecy remains in bliss;
And wisdom hides her skill.

Tell them I Am, Jehovah said
To Moses, while earth heard in dread
And smitten to the heart.
At once, above, beneath, around,
All Nature without voice or sound,
Replied, "O Lord Thou art."





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