Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ORGAN SONGS: REJOICE, by GEORGE MACDONALD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Rejoice,' said the sun; 'I will make thee gay Last Line: "and man said, ""I rejoice." Subject(s): God; Happiness; Humanity; Night; Sun; Wind; Joy; Delight; Bedtime | ||||||||
"REJOICE," said the Sun; "I will make thee gay With glory and gladness and holiday; I am dumb, O man, and I need thy voice!" But man would not rejoice. "Rejoice in thyself," said he, "O Sun, For thy daily course is a lordly one; In thy lofty place rejoice if thou can: For me, I am only a man." "Rejoice," said the Wind; "I am free and strong, And will wake in thy heart an ancient song; Hear the roaring woods, my organ noise!" But man would not rejoice. "Rejoice, O Wind, in thy strength," said he, "For thou fulfillest thy destiny; Shake the forest, the faint flowers fan: For me, I am only a man." "Rejoice," said the Night, "with moon and star For the Sun and the Wind are gone afar; I am here with rest and dreaming choice!" But man would not rejoice; For he said"What is rest to me, I pray, Whose labour leads to no gladsome day? He only can dream who has hope behind: Alas for me and my kind!" Then a voice that came not from moon or star, From the sun, or the wind that roved afar, Said, "Man, I am with theehear my voice!" And man said, "I rejoice." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN LOST AND FOUND by GEORGE MACDONALD THAT HOLY THING by GEORGE MACDONALD THE BABY, FR. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND by GEORGE MACDONALD |
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