Poem January 15, 1972 Issue

ON HEARING BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY WITH CHORALE

Mary Dunham

With intricate balance of thrust and counterthrust
The beams support, uphold the house
Where the white-robed choir is singing of joy;
And listening with joy, I hear again,
Not the words of Schiller's ode
That Beethoven loved and celebrated,
But "In Thy house securely dwelling,
Where Thy children live to bless"Christian Science Hymnal, No. 58. —
I feel Thee, Father, supporting me
As the symphony supports the singers,
With intricate balance of theme and countertheme,
Thy mercy and justice upholding my joy.

Mary Dunham

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