Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, "BEHOLD, O LORD, THY FAITHFUL PEOPLE!", by ANONYMOUS


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"BEHOLD, O LORD, THY FAITHFUL PEOPLE!", by                    
Last Line: "as free-will gifts, as bonds of love"
Subject(s): Family Life;jews;love;parents;togetherness; Relatives;judaism;parenthood


BEHOLD, O Lord, Thy faithful people!
The father slays his child, the dear one;
The mother has her task accomplished,
And sends to Thee her hallowed offspring.
Across their knees the parents brandish
The keen-edged knives for work of slaughter;
The mother ties the child,
The father makes the gash;
They say a sacrificial blessing,
For they are met to die together,
And to make known Thy holy Oneness
And one announces to the other,
"This day we keep a feast of union!"
Their children all they immolate,
As free-will gifts, as bonds of love.





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