The Creation Comments

This is my favorite poem of Johnson's.

A fine and lofty verse. A beautiful work of art.

I am a naturalist who sees God in everything around me.Thank you for penning this poem that speaks to my soul directly.

James took the first two chapters of the book of Genesis and complied a great poem I am impressed. Thank you Geraldine Ivory

These words refresh my school days' memories of the Bible.

read this for a program during senior English with Miss Seed....beautiful poem...

this is awesome :) >

its everday broooooooooooo

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This is one of my favorites, I performed this in college.

Learned many of his poems when I was in high school, and for church. I still remember. I am 82 years old now.

Memorized in the 2nd grade. We ea ch had a line to say and then recited most together. We wore our white shirts with huge red bow ties and took our show to several churches! Simpler times.

How of I print a copy of this poem?

Did James Weldon Johnson pen “alternate versions” of this poem? I have seen a version which replaced God’s gender to that of female. Is that legal? It is a great American work of art, boldly nuanced with purpose!

Had to memorise this in second grade which was then recited aloud before the school assembly. Curious to find it again.

Hopeless silly poem

Feb 21,2018** This Is a great poem for people of all ages to read! There is so much hurting in this world today and Young Man and Woman don't believe in there self😕 Maybe if a young people read this they will see put his hands on and made good! ☺😊☺😊!

Feb 21,2018** This Is a great poem for people of all ages to read! There is so much hurting in this world today and Young Man and Woman don't believe in there self😕 Maybe if a young people read this they will see put his hands on and made good! ☺😊☺😊!

I read it aloud to my husband, to share its beauty. When I reached the last stanzas I was fighting tears - and losing. The blending of God's majesty with his tenderness is so apt.

In the Biblical Creation Story and Johnson's Creation Poem, God Consciousness creates that wich is good. And, in both, the Creation of Man is the Image of Very Good/Great Conciousness. The Biblical Creation Story includes the Fall of Man; the knowlege of Good and Evil. James Weldon Johnson's poem does not. Wow, no DEvil. It is an amazingly great poem!