Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE RETURN FROM THE CAPTIVITY, by MARION MOSS


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THE RETURN FROM THE CAPTIVITY, by                    
First Line: Arise! Sons of israel, arise!
Last Line: Raise the hymn of thanksgiving,—thou'rt free.
Subject(s): Freedom; Israel; Jews; Slavery; Liberty; Judaism; Serfs


ARISE! Sons of Israel, arise!
The days of thy liberties dawn;
The Lord hath relented his wrath,
The night of thy slavery's gone.

Let the hills in thy gladness rejoice,
That freedom now smiles upon thee;
'Till the ocean's loud echoless voice,
Roars back to the valleys we're free.

They roar, and the mountain replies:
In your dwellings let joyfulness be;
Arise! Sons of Israel, arise!
Raise the hymn of thanksgiving,—thou'rt free.





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