Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY HERITAGE, by CORA WILBURN First Line: A glorious heritage is mine Last Line: In victory o'er despair! Subject(s): Ancestry & Ancestors; Israel; Jews; Judaism | ||||||||
A GLORIOUS heritage is mine, Attained through blood and tears, Enhaloed of Light Divine, My mission's truth appears; The olden benedictions crown The strife of exiled years. The noblest heritage is mine, That valiant heart may know, For annals of my Past enshrine Life's boundless depths of woe; While Memory's body watchword kept Great Freedom's light aglow! E'en from the Ghetto's drear abode Hope's world-wide message sped, 'Neath cruel Persecution's load, Though brave hearts truly bled! And tyrant scorn in bitter tears, Steeped Israel's daily bread. The suffering of long ages borne With trust of faith sublime, Now hail the radiance of the morn, As joy-bells sweetly chime; Grant Israel's heritage of Peace, Lord! over Space and Time. To all who guard the ancient fane, The purpose high and true, The inspiration's holiest aim Endow with strength anew! Keep from the worldliness of strife The heart-life of the Jew! The glorious heritage is mine! The honored name I bear, Refulgent with the Light Divine, Empowers to Do and Dare! To conquer Prejudice and Wrong In victory o'er despair! | 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 CALL TO ISRAEL by CORA WILBURN |
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