Best Joppa Poems

When the call of the Lord came to Jonah,
“set out for the great land of Nineveh!”
he was angry inside,
and decided to hide,
on a Tarshish bound ship leaving Joppa.

Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea,
ne’er a more violent storm could there be,
there on...

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The sonorous voice of God woke Jonah from his siesta one fine day,
Saying, "Arise! Get ye to Nineveh and I'll brook no delay!
I've volunteered you to go there and preach in that wicked town,
The people are very unruly - they need a good dressing down!"

"No...

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Jonah guardian angel 
Great prophet 
of Israel 
In God's path 
You ran away from the Lord 
On a passage 
From a seaport 
Of Joppa 

God commands everything 
On a ship 
heading away 
Everything in his creation 
He blew upon the water 
Sending a storm 

Threatening...

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Never mourn at my
funeral
Because i'm not dead
but sleeping
And relaxing on
Abraham's bossom
Never mourn at my
funeral
You that come in 
view
to mourning
But within you, 
you're
here to mock
Because my poetry 
has
once expose your
secret-deeds
Throw my body 
where
you please
Or let it be
dismembered
Never mourn at my
funeral
You the insect that
bites my daffodils
And you...

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JONAH


God’s words to Jonah were to preach at Nineveh
A great city from which armies against Israel often came.
Instead he went to Joppa a city by the sea
Where he paid his passage and sailed without shame.

The ship had not gone far before a tremendous storm arose
And...

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My word arose in Jonah's ear
To Nineveh say, "The judgment’s near;
Now harken unto My decree,
For your wicked ways have come to Me."

But from My presence Jonah fled
Down to Joppa so he sped
To Tarshish he bought a fare
In a ship to take him there.

The ship was...

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commissioning and attempted escape
“Son of Amittai, to Nineveh, go
And tell them of their great impending woe;
Their evil, like a stench, has come to me.”

But Jonah ran; he traveled down to Joppa.
(Wait, Jonah who? Oh, Amittai’s his poppa.)
Yes, Jonah, in his wisdom, tried to flee.

Escape was...

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Jonah Son of Amittai

Jonah should go to Nineveh one day,
But to Tarshish is where he ran away,
And off to Joppa he raced and went,
Without ever having God's consent.

Paid required amount and went aboard;
Headed towards Tarshish from the Lord;
Jonah then was thrown into raging sea
Where he...

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Jonah lived very long ago,
To Nineveh directly he was told to go.
The city was large and filled with vice,
To go there would require, from him a price.

He had a message in that place to deliver,
With this responsibility he began to shiver.
To go, and that message...

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A 
Man
Jonah
By name ran
From God by going
Down_ to Joppa
Went Down_in a boat to run away from God paid the
Fare went down in the hull and went to sleep each step brought him down and away from God...

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JONAH’S PERIL

I was told to go to Nineveh,
and denounce their wicked ways;
Instead I boarded a ship in Joppa Town,
Chose to disobey.
I fell asleep in the inner hold,
as a mighty storm ensued.
Sailors dumped cargo over board;
They asked: “What did you do?”
I was thrown into deep waters
In...

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Jonah was a man chosen by God
for a mission that was in God's heart
a heart of love for the people of Ninevah
but Jonah didn't want to be a part

Did he not realise how important it was?
for God's mission calls His own to obey
but Jonah was...

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I’m walking with Missy,
The sun in my face.
I may call it Bethel;
The Lord’s in this place.
When we go a-walking,
He’s here by my side,
And I can’t escape him;
I know, ‘cuz I’ve tried.

When I was a young man,
To Joppa, I went.
It wasn’t a whale that
The good Lord...

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