Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JACOB'S DREAM, by S. D.


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JACOB'S DREAM, by                    
First Line: Oh, pilgrim, halting on the rock-strewn sod
Last Line: The lord is near when thou dost need him most.
Subject(s): God; Jacob (bible); Jews; Judaism


OH, pilgrim, halting on the rock-strewn sod
To thee this Bethel vision still appears!
The golden ladder of the love of God
Shines on the weary eyes, all wet with tears.

He leads thee on by ways thou hast not known,
He bids thee rest in desert stillness deep,
He gives thee pillows of the barren stone;
And lo! His angels dawn upon thy sleep.

He shows thee how Eternal Love unites
Thy sin-marred earth with His own sphere of bliss
And sends His bright ones from their radiant heights,
Laden; with blessings from that world to this.

Thy solitude is no darkness unto Him,
The solitudes are peopled with His host
Close the dim eye, and rest the wayworn limb—
The Lord is near when thou dost need Him most.





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