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The Burial of Moses - Poem by Cecil Frances Alexander #206340015
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According to the final chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy Moses ascended Mount Nebo to view the Land of Canaan which God had said he would not enter he died in Moab. According to Christian tradition Moses was buried on the mountain although his place of burial is not specified (Deuteronomy 34:6). Cecil Frances Alexander was an Anglo-Irish hymnwriter and poet. Amongst other works she wrote "All Things Bright and Beautiful" "There Is a Green Hill Far Away" and the Christmas carol "Once in Royal David's City."
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