Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO ZION, by M. B. S. First Line: O people long oppressed and stricken sore Last Line: O judah, tarry not! Israel arise. Subject(s): Israel; Jews; Zionism; Judaism | ||||||||
O PEOPLE long oppressed and stricken sore, Condemned as wanderers on the earth to mourn Across the age-long darkness of thy fate, There breaks at length the radiance of the dawn. Behold a land, thy birthright and thy home, On thee by Heaven bestowed, by Heaven withdrawn, Yet promised to thy seed forevermore; Yea, He, the Mighty One, Himself hath sworn. Behold its plains unsown, its rock-strewn slopes, Whereon no more the vine and almond grows. Those barren hills again shall cedars crown, The land for thee shall blossom as the rose. Return to thy rest, at last return; Cry to the South "Give back! Give back O North!" Those mountains summon and those valleys cry, By twos and threes, by tens, in troops go forth Though yet afar the Peace of Zion waits, Perchance through flames and blood thy pathway lies, Fear notBe strongThy heritage regain O Judah, tarry not! Israel arise. | 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 GOLD COAST CUSTOMS by EDITH SITWELL APOLLO AT LAX by KAREN SWENSON SOMETHING CHILDISH, BUT VERY NATURAL; WRITTEN IN GERMANY by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |
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