The speaker of this poem tells of how its subject "moves the wheels in the great world-clock",noting that that subject also "moves the spheres far out in Space" and calls forth flowers from theirbuds.
The speaker of this poem tells of how its subject "moves the wheels in the great world-clock",noting that that subject also "moves the spheres far out in Space" and calls forth flowers from theirbuds. Its penultimate stanza urges the reader to "close the holy circle tighter" and "swear by thisgolden wine". Its second stanza asserts that "above a starry canopy a loving Father must dwell" afterdedicating a kiss to "the entire world" and enjoining the "millions" to "be embraced" in (*)brotherhood. It opens by referring to the title subject as the "beautiful spark of the gods" and the "daughterof Elysium". For 10 points, identify this poem by Friedrich Schiller used in the final movement ofBeethoven's Ninth Symphony.
The speaker of this poem tells of how its subject "moves the wheels in the great world-clock",noting that that subject also "moves the spheres far out in Space" and calls forth flowers from theirbuds.
"Ode to Joy"