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Tom
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| Posted 1/13/2010 7:44 PM (GMT -6) |   | A little bird I am,
Shut from the fields of air,
And in my cage I sit and sing
To Him who placed me there;
Well pleased a prisoner to be,
Because, my God, it pleaseth Thee.
Nought have I else to do,
I sing the whole day long;
And He whom most I love to please
Doth listen to my song;
He caught and bound my wandering wing;
But still He bends to hear me sing.
Thou hast an ear to hear
A heart to love and bless;
And though my notes were e'er so rude,
Thou wouldst not hear the less;
Because Thou knowest as they fall,
That love, sweet love, inspires them all.
My cage confines me round;
Abroad I cannot fly;
But though my wing is closely bound,
My heart's at liberty;
For prison walls cannot control
The flight, the freedom of the soul.
O it is good to soar
These bolts and bars above!
To Him whose purpose I adore,
Whose providence I love;
And in Thy mighty will to find
The joy, the freedom of the mind.
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Besides its simple and breathtaking beauty, the poem so far as I know is a translation from the French. And that's even MORE amazing. I've been translating some Arabic poetry into English and I can tell you how hard it is to reproduce the feel, rhythm and keep some sort of rhyme. Amazing. Another amazing English translation (of Luther's German hymn) is "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." Hard to believe it wasn't written in English.
Tom
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