Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CRY OF ISRAEL, by SOLOMON IBN GABIROL Poet's Biography First Line: Thou knowest my tongue, o god Last Line: Tarry no more! Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Gabirol; Solomon Ben Yehuda Ibn Gabirol Subject(s): God; Israel; Jews; Judaism | ||||||||
THOU knowest my tongue, O God, Fain would it bring A precious giftthe songs Thou makest me sing! Thou guidest my steps from eld; If boon too high I askThou gavest me speech, Spurn not my cry! My thoughts hast Thou made pure As whitest fleece; Thou wilt not that mine heart Shall ne'er have peace. Oh, be my refuge now, Even as of yore. My God, my Savior, Thou Tarry no more! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD A LITTLE HISTORY by DAVID LEHMAN FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE NATIONAL THOUGHTS by YEHUDA AMICHAI SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 2. ANGEL ... by MARVIN BELL A SONG OF REDEMPTION by SOLOMON IBN GABIROL AND THE HEAVENS SHALL YIELD THEIR DEW by SOLOMON IBN GABIROL |
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