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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OLD BOOK, by ABRAM SAMUEL ISAACS Poet's Biography First Line: O book of books, and friend of friends alone Last Line: Thy radiant light is ever shining there Subject(s): Bible - Old Testament; God; Jews; Religion; Judaism; Theology | |||
O BOOK of books, and friend of friends alone, How deep the debt of gratitude to thee! For every human ill thou hast a charm, With fragrance fresh as in Judæan days. How clear the message that thy pages bring To rich and poor, to old and young the same, Forever sounding 'mid the centuries:— That God's our father, tender, just and true, And we His children all, both bond and free Though clouds and darkness meet us on the way, Thy radiant light is ever shining there | 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 PASSOVER by ABRAM SAMUEL ISAACS |
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