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THE CREATION. A Negro Sermon. And God stepped out on space, And He looked around and said, “ I’m lonely--. I’ll make me a world. And as far as the eye of God could see. Darkness covered everything, Blacker than a hundred midnights.
Feb 22, 2024 · Johnson's speaker offers an imaginative, dramatic rendering of the origin of creation, based on the creation story in Genesis from the King James Version of the Holy Bible. First and Second Stanzas: Personification of God
The Creation. James Weldon Johnson. 1871 –. 1938. And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely—. I'll make me a world. And far as the eye of God could see.
The poem progresses through the creation of the sun, moon, stars, the Earth, the oceans, and the plants. The poem's language is simple and direct, with a strong rhythmic beat. It uses vivid imagery to create a vivid and memorable picture of the creation story.
Inspired by African-American spirituals, this powerful poem recounts the biblical story of creation from a unique perspective. Johnson uses rhythmic language and vivid imagery to describe the creation of light, the land, and all living creatures.
In this poem, the author illustrates that idea, telling the Biblical story of Creation in the form of a sermon, with a Negro dialect, thereby treating the story as part of African-American tradition rather than as an account taken directly from Western culture.
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In this poem, the poet talks about the biblical story of the creation of heaven, earth, sun, moon, and other creatures. The poem contains several words that have the essence of the Negro dialect. Moreover, the full title of the poem is ‘The Creation: A Negro Sermon’.
