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“Psalm 104” The thought that two different works of art written by authors of different countries‚ different backgrounds‚ living eight hundred years apart and centering on religion—more [specifically] their portrayal of God and how he is like the sun—[being similar] would [be] deem[...
Such encouragement for us amateur-poets to give it a try and be stretched, inspired, and amazed when we create our own music of poetic language—unsophisticated as it may be. This year I’ve experimented with three forms: Shadorma, diamante, and quadrille. The Shadorma is of Spanish origi...
: "[Hekabe (Hecuba) of Troy laments the sacrificial marriage of her daughter Polyxena to the ghost of Akhilleus (Achilles) :] ‘They have thrust thee away, when near was Hymenaios' (Hymenaeus') hymn, from thine espousals.’"Philostratus the Younger, Imagines 10 (trans. Fairbanks) (...
As discussed in the present study, the hymnic song entitled “Herensi” can be identified as a descriptive account of “ningfeng”, as it provides elaborate descriptions of appeasing violent wind, thus explaining the origin of this hymn. Moreover, “Herensi” should not be seen as the only...
If one looks beyond that limit, only two options are viable: “you could say that the successful sinner would be punished in his descendants, or you could say that he would pay his debt personally in another life” (Dodds 1951, p. 33). Concerning the wane of the idea of inherited ...
Homeric Hymn 1 to Dionysus 17 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) : "[The hymn begins with the story of the nursing of the god on Mount Nysa.] . . . Be favourable, O Insewn (eiraphiot),Inspirer of frenzied women (gynaimanes)! we singers sing of you as...
and your land will bemarried. As a young man marries a maiden, so will your sons marry you; as abridegroomrejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you." (Isaiah 62:4-5) This passage is filled with anticipation, joy and delight, and God is analogous with the bridegroom...
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I give You my soul I live for You alone Ev’ry breath that I take Ev’ry moment I’m awake Lord have Your way in me Reuben Morgan King Of My Heart Verse 1 Let the King of my heart Be the mountain where I run The fountain I drink from ...