Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THINK ON GOD, by R. E. S. First Line: Forget thee, oh my god! And can this be? Last Line: Your maker is your life, your soul's delight. Subject(s): God; Jews; Nature - Religious Aspects; Religion; Judaism; Theology | ||||||||
FORGET Thee, oh my God! and can this be? Earth with thy thousand voices answer me! Ye midnight heavens gazing with eyes so bright Upon the silent eloquence of night Speak of thy Maker! Speak thou glorious sun And thou enchanting moon! ethereal one Tell me of Him. Oh! exquisite and clear Were those soft words upon my listening ear; Oh! eloquence divine of Nature's voice Whose thrilling accents spoke: "Fond heart rejoice, For we forget not God; there is no hour When we could live without His loveHis power." "Each moment," sighed the pale and blushing rose, "The wonders of my Maker I disclose;" And every flower throughout the garden fair Mingles its grateful perfume with the air, Like incense, rising with a heavenly prayer, Speaks each in varied tone its faithful love Crowned with eternal beauty from above. "Ah! not in thee forgetfulness," I said, "Emblems of faithful love! I too would shed My heart's best incense on that holy shrine To burn forever." Then, with sound divine, Teeming with melody the stately trees And graceful wheat bowing to every breeze In whispered chorus spoke His wonderous skill And their obedience to His blessed will. I gazed in rapture on those fields so sweet Whose every blade bowed low as if to meet The faintest breath of wind which seemed to bring The thought of God upon its angel wing. Oh! Nature, exquisitely calm and bright! Your maker is your life, your soul's delight. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY |
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