Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OUR CREED, by JOSEPH LEONARD LEVY


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First Line: There is one only god
Last Line: His justice and his grace.
Subject(s): Faith; God; Jews; Belief; Creed; Judaism


"THERE is one only God
Through nature's vast domains;
A God of Righteousness,
Whose love fore'er remains,

None can compare to Him,
Eternal is His name,
He was of old, He is,
And will be e'er the same.

He is the First and Last,
And absolutely One,
Without divided parts,
And equal has He none.
Unchanging is His law,
Immutable His will,
And though we often err,
His mercy guards us still.

Our inmost secret thought
Before Him open lies,
Our deeds are all observed
By His all-seeing eyes.
All goodness He rewards,
On sin He sends a blight,
The clean and pure of heart
Are His supreme delight.

This uncreated God,
O man, is Father, Friend;
The heavens, earth and seas
He made from end to end.
He is the King of kings,
Of lords the highest Lord,
By all that has life's breath
He is to be adored.

To love Him we must do
True service for mankind,
For thus, a paradise
On earth we all shall find.
In His most loving hands
Our souls in faith we place,
In life and death we trust
His justice and His grace.





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