New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-06
Nemalork Daily 0ribnne.
SKETCHES OF LECTURES
SACRED POETRY.
Br RABBI RAPaALL.

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deree The lecturer began by stating that in the lecture
he had already delivered and which compssed out Of
the periods Of Sacred Poetry his hearers had rescued
further than the outer court of Hebrew poesy whereas
with the lecture which that evening he solicited their
et non they entered period which conducted them
t{sts inneTmOs sanctnary-the days Of David and OF
AhIh of Solomon and the OF korah OF Isaiah aDi
Sah the sweet psausts and inspired prophets OF Israel
whose matches works extended period OF ul FIVE
hundred years until their last notes expired amid their
dying counys cries and their has in mite sorrow were
hung the willows which droop over Babylons hostile
streams To explain what he stated the lecturer reminded
hs hearers that the compositions OF the first psnOd could
not in srctness be called poetry OF he hebfew slnce
thu poetry like tho nation ITSELF founded by Moses.
lofe writing became the standard models FOR succeeding
sess II was true that unlike he language and literature
OF uhor nations the Hebrew did not proceed fr9 infancy
10 maturity by gradual development but that from the IN
slant they rank people their literature a. once
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Moses and their central goSeruneass The fA6ernAls q
the Lord That &C their federation VS. ecneen;EA.ei
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truduc,d Samuel the restorer Of true religion the paoa
OF sacred poetry, who founded the schools OF me Spne
and by that means enlisted all the rising talent Of the PEG
po in tho cause Of God and their fsherand The lectures
next spoke Of Saul Of whose reign and character ne drew
striking sketch. until the weight Of the dadem proved
TOO heavy for Sauls brow. It's overwhelmed his
mind and he sank into a state Of moody melancholy from
which music alone had the power TO rouse him The Ice
turer the proceeded 10 introduce the youthful shepherd
whose song charmed the monarchs troubled mind, while
his maiden combat with the giant Phlstine secured tho
independence Of his country. That shepherd boy was
David whose history well known % fender II
full for the lecturer to enlarge his merits In peace and
in war; hero and sovereign, David was alike great
but poet the sweet psamst Of Israel that he
commanded undyng admiration, and was OIL UNIVERSAL I'M
portance His and his victories had been surpassed
by mghier monarchs greater conquerors the empire he
founded had long ago ceased to exist and his excellent in
stuOns are buried beneath the ruins Of thirty centuries
but his psams still survive and viii until the end of time.
In them he spoke Of all generations IN voice a. audible as
though be stood before them. lie unveiled his whole
soul in which they behed virtue pey ana public s2ini
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come Of Importance, and beneht to mankind since the
fruits of his penitence still survived and offered consoa
ton TO many broken and contrite heart The lecturer
next spoke of David exertions Ia the cause OF sacred
poetry especially lyrical poetry which 10 his days reached
IL highest perfeetions His own simple habits permitted
him devote large portion OF ms revenues 70 render ne
public worship nore efficient and splendid No monarch
of ancient or modern times eq1aled the musical es
ablLment Of David who entertained 1000 Levites all
vocal and instrumental PeT,Snss a;vaee INTO pr9per
was the offspring Of his history, Of that hurried and ex
cited in which he spent the greater portion OF his life
and contendng against foes, foreign and domestic
treason and rebellion and against the unnatural hatred OF
those be loved but under every yicssude OF fortune,
f firm in his faith and mistaken IN his trust trus'
that deceived him This hurried and eheqaered I'M
preston Of his life he had communicated TO ms stye
hence in his psalms we find sudden transitions from
the extreme of feeling 10 it, opposite extremes from
grief to Joy, from deepest deper 70 highest exulteon
After some further remarks the charactsrtcs OF Da
vd style and also Of that Of the other Psalmss the lee
tursr described the general character Of the Psams the
prevailing distinction Of which was that holiness before
which all earthly majesty disappeared their comprehen
siyenes which qualified them TO the expression Of
every proper feeling end their matches poetic excel
lence combining they did the highest sublnity Of
thought the greatest kndness Of feeling with the mos
exquisite elegance Of dicOn and beautiful simplicity Of
language; and that accordingly every religious denomi
nation throughout the civilized world had adopted tho
Palms the most appropriate and acceptable expression
of PRAYER and Thanksgiving The discourse closed wh
some remarks on the character and writings OF solomon
The Sixth and last lecture Of the course wll be delivered
on Monday evening next.
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