Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HOLY FLAME, 'MENORAH', by GEORGE JAY HOLLAND First Line: Thou sacred flame, so mellow and subdued Last Line: "and breathe with god: ""let there be light." Subject(s): God; Jews; Light; Spirituality; Synagogues; Judaism | ||||||||
THOU sacred flame, so mellow and subdued, Burning with tremulous, flickering beam In the holy place, before the all Supreme, As though the very fire were all imbued With that almighty prophet's humble soul, With Moses' sense of deep humility, Whose height of feeling knew no humble goal, Whose aims bore naught of man's futility. Thou, holy fire, whose light shall ever guide The steps of wandering Israel, to the shrine Of Him who was, who is, and ne'er will cease to be; Whose luminous fire gleams down the tide Of centuries, both of greatness and of woe, When Israel's greatness bore a trace divine, When Israel's fortune sank, far, far below Even the lot of those poor Nubian slaves, Who served our fathers in the promised land; To thee, oh ancient light! whose very name Is a memorial of God's earliest word, We look to thee, and hail the conquering hand Of wisdom's day, o'er spiritual night, And breathe with God: "Let there be Light." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD A LITTLE HISTORY by DAVID LEHMAN FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE NATIONAL THOUGHTS by YEHUDA AMICHAI SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 2. ANGEL ... by MARVIN BELL |
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