Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 ABU BEN ADHEM Leigh Hunt 1784- 1859 Abou Ben Adhem may his tribe increase Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace And saw within the moonlight in his room making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angle writing in a book of gold, exceeding peace made Ben Adhem bold And to the presence in the room he said " what writtest thou? " The vision raised its head and with a look made of all sweet accord, answered " the name of those who loved the Lord. " Is mine one said Abou? " " Nay not so " replied the angel. Abou spoke more low but cheerily still he said, " I pray thee then write me as one who loves fellow men. " The angle wrote and vanished, the next night it came again, with a great awakening light and showed the names whom love of God had blessed and to Ben Adem's name led all the rest..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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