Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JUDAS MACCABEUS, by HENRY SNOWMAN First Line: Victor of god! O thou whose lamp of fame Last Line: Come, great deliverer, arise! Arise! Subject(s): Courage; Jews; Patriotism; Slavery; Valor; Bravery; Judaism; Serfs | ||||||||
VICTOR of God! O thou whose lamp of Fame Fed with the fire of immortality, Doth swing, triumphant, 'cross the glooming sea Of Time! Preserver of thy Country's name! Judas, whose heart and arm were as a flame To burn and burst the chains of slavery, And rage about the witching upas-tree Of Grecian glamour and of Grecian shame! Soul of th' undying dead! Arise, and hear The troubled cry of Israel that comes, And quivers o'er his fathers' ancient tombs, And perishes in night of Doubt and Fear; While East and West voice self-shaped destinies, Come, Great Deliverer, arise! arise! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOY IN THE WOODS by CLAUDE MCKAY ELIZABETH KECKLEY: 30 YEARS A SLAVE AND 4 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET THE CHILTERNS by RUPERT BROOKE |
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