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Forgotten Ground Regained

The Biblical, Alliterative

In the Middle Ages, the Bible was a favorite topic of alliterative verse. The links on this page demonstrate that it continues to be a fruitful theme for alliterative poets. Note: Most of the poems are by Kathryn Ann Hill. One paraphrase of Psalm 1 is by Carolyn Lozano. One paraphrase of Psalm 23 is by Aaron Wilkinson. The paraphrases of Psalms 2 and 6 and the morality play based on Acts, Fifty Days Further, are by Paul Deane. Paraphrases of Psalms 1, 2, 8, 18, 23, and 133 are by Mark C. Watson. One version of Psalm 1 and that for 1 Timothy 3:16 are by Donald T. Willliams.
Old Testament
Genesis
  • Noah and the Great Flood: A Poem in Alliterative Verse
  • After the Flood
  • Song of Joseph
  • Hannah Sings (1 Samuel 1:1—2:11)
Daniel
  • Song of Daniel
  • Chapter One
Isaiah
  • Idolaters (Isaiah 2:20)
  • The Vineyard Loved by the Lord of Hosts (Isaiah 5:1-)
  • The Feast of Fat Things (Isiah 25:6-9)
  • Hear the Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 30:8-17)
  • Behold, Your God Will Come (Isaiah 35:3-7)
  • Unfathomable (Isaiah 40: 25-31)
  • The Exiles Return (Isaiah 49:8-13)
  • Awake, Awake, and Work Your Wonders (Isaiah 51:9-16)
  • By His Own Arm (Isaiah 59)
  • Never Again (Isaiah 65:17-25)
Micah
  • You Delight in Mercy and Manifest Love (Micah 7)
Psalms
  • Like a Tree Standing Tall (Psalm 1)
  • Happy is He (Psalm 1)
  • Glad-Gifted is the Man (Psalm 1)
  • Another Take on Psalm 1
  • Yet Another Take on Psalm 1
  • All the Air is Shattered (Psalm 2)
  • Why the Folk-Rage? (Psalm 2)
  • How Many, How Many? (After Psalm 3)
  • Where Echoes Call and Crash (After Psalm 4)
  • O Lord, I Call (After Psalm 5)
  • A Cry to Heaven (Psalm 6)
  • Silence Is Not Safety (After Psalm 7)
  • You Have Graced the Heavens (After Psalm 8)
  • O Lord Our Shaper Psalm 8
  • The Heavens Blazon Psalm 18
  • The Starry Heavens (Psalm 19)
  • The Wool-Ward (Psalm 23)
  • Psalm 23 for Middle Earth
  • What Gain Is There In My Death (Psalm 30)
  • Be of Good Courage (Psalm 31)
  • Your Mercy is Great (Psalm 57)
  • O Wonder Worker (Psalm 77)
  • For He Will Command His Angels (Psalm 91)
  • Your Years Are Endless (Psalm 102)
  • How Manifold Are Thy Works (Psalm 104)
  • ALEPH— Do Not Forsake Me (Psalm 119)
  • In Hopes of Your Help (Psalm 123)
  • Had It Not Been the Lord (Psalm 124)
  • Sorely Have They Afflicted Me (Psalm 129)
  • There And Back Again (Psalms 137 and 126)
  • Two Brothers Psalm 133
  • Free Me O Lord (Psalm 140)
New Testament
  • They Call His Name John (Luke 1:5-25)
  • Water into Wine (John 2:1-11)
  • Fifty Days Further (Acts 2: 1-41)
  • The Martyrdom of Stephen (Acts 6-7)
  • The Whole Counsel of God (Acts 20:27-38)
  • Humble Yourselves (1 Peter 5: 6-11)
  • Commentary, 1 Timothy 3:16
Inspirational Verse / Poems on Spiritual Themes
Jesse Keith Butler
  • Excerpt from "The Lawgiver"
  • Beneath the Buzzing of my Brainstem
  • Immersion
John C. Mannone
  • In the Beginning
Shelly Nir
  • Rock of My Refuge
Jeffrey Rensch
  • Leaf
liv Ross
  • Hannah, Prophet of Hope
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