Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOSES IN THE DESERT, by JAMES MONTGOMERY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Go where a foot hath never trod Last Line: That power belongs to god alone. Alternate Author Name(s): The Common Lot Subject(s): Bible; Egypt; God; Jews; Moses; Judaism | ||||||||
GO where a foot hath never trod, Through unfrequented forests flee; The wilderness is full of God, His presence dwells in every tree. To Israel and to Egypt dead, Moses the fugitive appears, Unknown he lived, till o'er his head Had fallen the snow of fourscore years. But God the wandering found In his appointed time and place, The desert sand grew holy ground, And Horeb's rock a throne of grace. The lonely bush a tree became, A tree of beauty and of light, Involved with unconsuming flame That made the moon around it night. Then came the Eternal voice that spake Salvation to the chosen seed, Thence went the Almighty arm that brake Proud Pharaoh's yoke, and Israel freed. By Moses, old and slow of speech, These mighty miracles were shown; Jehovah's messenger! to teach That power belongs to God alone. | 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 A MOTHER'S LOVE by JAMES MONTGOMERY |
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