Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SONG OF DAVID, by CHRISTOPHER SHARP First Line: He sang of god, the mighty source Last Line: "replied, ""o lord thou art." Subject(s): David (d. 962 B.c.); God; Jews; Religion; Judaism; Theology | ||||||||
HE sang of God, the mighty source Of all things,that stupendous force, Of which all strength depends; From whose right arm, beneath whose eyes, All period, power, and enterprise Commences, reigns and ends. The world, the clustering spheres he made, The glorious light, the soothing shade, Dale, champaign, grove and hill, The multitudinous abyss Where secrecy remains in bliss; And wisdom hides her skill. Tell them I Am, Jehovah said To Moses, while earth heard in dread And smitten to the heart. At once, above, beneath, around, All Nature without voice or sound, Replied, "O Lord Thou art." | 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 TWO TREES IN KATHMANDU by KAREN SWENSON |
|