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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HARP OF FAITH, by ABRAM SAMUEL ISAACS Poet's Biography First Line: At midnight, so the rabbis tell Last Line: Resound in glad refrain. Subject(s): Faith; Jews; Belief; Creed; Judaism | |||
AT midnight, so the rabbis tell, When David slept profound, A harp suspended on his couch Gave forth a trembling sound. Up sprang the royal bard inspired, His fingers touched the chord, And with strange gladness in his soul, In psalms he praised the Lord. At midnight, when the doubts assail, And anxious fears surround, O Soul of mine, amid all gloom, Give forth a joyous sound. O bid me seize the harp of faith, And sing a holy strain, Until each day my life and thought Resound in glad refrain. | 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 PASSOVER by ABRAM SAMUEL ISAACS |
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