Famous Alleluia Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Alleluia poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous alleluia poems. These examples illustrate what a famous alleluia poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...o, e s? soletto
mostrar li mi convien la valle buia;
necessit? 'l ci 'nduce, e non diletto.
Tal si part? da cantare alleluia
che mi commise quest'officio novo:
non ? ladron, n? io anima fuia.
Ma per quella virt? per cu' io movo
li passi miei per s? selvaggia strada,
danne un de' tuoi, a cui noi siamo a provo,
e che ne mostri l? dove si guada
e che porti costui in su la groppa,
ch? non ? spirto che per l'aere vada».
Chir?n si volse in su la destra poppa,
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by
Alighieri, Dante
...d away like water
Through the fingers of the blest!
All their eyes were fixed on Glory,
Not a glance brushed over me;
"Alleluia! Alleluia!"
Up the road,—and I was free.
And my heart rose like a freshet,
And it swept me on before,
Giddy as a whirling stick,
Till I felt the earth once more.
All the earth was charred and black,
Fire had swept from pole to pole;
And the bottom of the sea
Was as brittle as a bowl;
And the timbered mountain-top
Was as naked as a skull,—
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by
St. Vincent Millay, Edna
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