Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MORNING SONG, by SOLOMON IBN GABIROL


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MORNING SONG, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I look for you early
Last Line: Yet the breath of god in me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Gabirol; Solomon Ben Yehuda Ibn Gabirol
Subject(s): God; Jews; Praise; Judaism


AT the dawn, I seek Thee,
Refuge and rock sublime,—
Set my prayer before Thee in the morning,
And my prayer at eventime.
I before Thy greatness
Stand, and am afraid:—
All my secret thoughts Thine eye beholdeth
Deep within my bosom laid.
And withal what is it
Heart and tongue can do?
What is this my strength, and what is even
This the spirit in me too?
But verily man's singing
May seem good to Thee;
So will I thank Thee, praising, while there dwelleth
Yet the breath of God in me.





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