Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SABBATH, by NINA DAVIS


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THE SABBATH, by                    
First Line: Not for us the sabbath of the quiet streets
Last Line: Ours 'tis to bear the sabbath in our souls.
Subject(s): Jews; Rest; Sabbath; Silence; Judaism; Sunday


NOT for us the Sabbath of the quiet streets,
Sabbath peaceful o'er the world outspread,
Felt where every man his neighbor greets,
Heard in hush of many a slowly passing tread.
Not the robe of silence for our holy day:—
Noisy flock the worker and the player;
Toil and stir and laughter of the way
Surge around the steps that seek a place of prayer.
Silent we while through the thronging street and mart
Work-day clamor of the city rolls:—
Cloistered inly, from the world apart,
Ours 'tis to bear the Sabbath in our souls.





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