A44 Jacob And His Family Go To Egypt Poem by Simple Simon

Jacob's joy knew no bounds
When they told, Joseph was found.
With tears of joy, he wept;
With all, he started for Egypt.

Joseph welcomed his dear father,
And broke down into tears;
He took the king's permission,
In his land, for their admission.

'I've seen my son now.
He's alive I know.
I'm ready to die.' Jacob said,
'By the mercy of my God.'

The Famine

The famine was severe;
There wasn't food anywhere;
People of Egypt and Canaan
For survival, they bought their corn.

Joseph collected all money
And took it to the treasury.
When their money was spent,
To Joseph, they all went.

They said, 'We all pray,
We've no money to pay.
Give us food. Let us not die.'
Like this he heard their cry.

He said, 'Bring your livestock.
And in exchange, food you take.
They gave their livestock
And the year's food, they took.

They had nothing in their hands,
Except their dried up lands,
Besides their burning hunger,
In the following famine year.

All their lands too, Joseph bought,
Excepting those of the priests;
He gave seeds some to plant,
And also for them to eat.

'One-fifth of all your crop-yield,
Give to the king, ' he told.
This law of the land he made;
It was regularly then followed.