Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SONG OF THE SEXTON, by ANONYMOUS


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THE SONG OF THE SEXTON, by                    
First Line: At dawn going from house to house &
Last Line: Get up work for god
Subject(s): Jews;mysticism - Judaism;worship; Judaism


at dawn going from house to house & knocking at the shutters
chanting:
get up jews
sweet holy jews
get up bow down to god
god is in exile
shekinah is in exile
the people is in exile
get up work for god


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98368-0271, www.cc.press.org




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