WHEN Solomon, great King of Israel, Builded the Temple of old, He fashioned the "Ark of the Cov'nant" Within and without of gold. He moulded two Cherubim splendid (At God, the Eternal's command) Whose pinions the Holy of Holies Like a luminous symbol spanned. The wings of these wonderful angels He welded together where The Lord from His high seat of Mercy Re-echoed the voice divine. And thus when the people lay prostrate Before the shimmering shrine, From betwixt the horns of the Altar Re-echoed the voice divine. We, also, dear children of Israel, Are bending before the Ark, And our spirits' gold wings are shining Bright in the mystical dark. As they touch, we whisper devoutly The great ineffable name, And His voice, like music celestial, Chimes from the @3Ner Tamid's@1 flame. The words we can clearly distinguish— Their meaning is solemn and grand; "O, Children of Israel, remember! @3Know ye before Whom you stand!@1" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AGAINST THE REST OF THE YEAR by JAMES GALVIN DEAD LEAVES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE OCTOROON by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON IN A SWEDISH GRAVEYARD by EMMA LAZARUS FLUTE-PRIEST SONG FOR RAIN; CEREMONIAL AT THE SUN SPRING by AMY LOWELL |