So many of the noblest men I've known Whom I have loved, were Jews, by all revered, Men in whose simplest actions have been shown To live in truth the faith in which they're reared; Whose ancestors were richly blest by God, Who were by Abraham and Moses led, Who o'er that beauty-land of promise trod, Who were by Heaven's bounteous manna fed. Theirs is a race so rich in deed and name, That I, poor scribbler of this verse, would say That oft I hang and hide my head in shame To think that some their ignorance display, And, since the world condemns, reviles and scorns, Have persecuted, drove from place to place, The lowly Jew.—And He Who wore the thorns, Who gave His life for all, was of this race. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEY ACCUSE ME OF NOT TALKING by HAYDEN CARRUTH SENRYU: BLIND DATE by TIMOTHY LIU BEFORE A STATUE OF ACHILLES by GEORGE SANTAYANA WOMAN, GALLUP, N.M. by KAREN SWENSON EFFIGY OF A NUN (SIXTEENTH CENTURY) by SARA TEASDALE |