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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OLD WAILING WALL, by CLARA S. HOFF
First Line: The old, old wailing wall, where never cease
Last Line: Still clings about the race that seeks relief.
Subject(s): Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
First Line: The old, old wailing wall, where never cease
Last Line: Still clings about the race that seeks relief.
Subject(s): Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
The old, old Wailing Wall, where never cease
The millions come and kiss the sacred stones
While praying for their promised king of peace --
From many lands are heard the helpless moans
Of Israel, like sheep outside the fold.
With aching hearts, to that old wall they bring
Their centuries of grief; in faith they hold
Redemption through the coming of their king.
O silent wall, if you could speak to tell
Of pain, and age-old conflict you have heard,
Of strife, and black destruction that befell
Jerusalem, yet left you safe, unstirred! ...
Millenniums have come and gone, but grief
Still clings about the race that seeks relief.
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