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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Poem: from Jubilate Agno, Christopher Smart, 1759-63

Let man and beast appear before him, and magnify his name together.
Let Noah and his company approach the throne of Grace and do homage to the Ark of their Salvation.
Let Abraham present a Ram, and worship the God of his Redemption.
Let Isaac, the Bridegroom, kneel with his Camels, and bless the hope of his pilgrimage.
Let Jacob, and his speckled Drove adore the good Shepherd of Israel.
Let Esau offer a scape Goat for his seed…
Let Nimrod, the mighty hunter, bind a Leopard to the altar…

Let Daniel come forth with a Lion, and praise God…
Let Naphtali with an Hind give glory…
Let Aaron, the high priest, sanctify a Bull…

Let Abiathar with a Fox praise the name of the Lord…
Let Moses, the Man of God, bless with a Lizard, in the sweet majesty of good-nature, and magnanimity of meekness.
Let Joshua praise God with a Unicorn…
Let David bless with the Bear…
Let Solomon praise with the Ant…

Let Tobias bless Charity with his Dog…
Let Anna bless God with the Cat…
Let Benaiah praise with the Asp…
Let Barzillai bless with the Snail…
Let Joab with the Horse Worship the Lord God of Hosts
Let Shemaiah bless God with the Caterpillar…

Let Iddo praise the Lord with the Moth – the writings of man perish as the garment, but the Book of God endureth forever.
Let Nebuchadnezzar bless with the Grasshopper – the pomp and vanities of the World are as the herb of the field, but the glory of the Lord increaseth forever.

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