A Song To David - A Song To David

Christopher's A Song to David is an attempt to bridge poetry written by humans and divinely inspiried Biblical poetry. The Biblical David plays an important role in this poem just like he played an important role in Jubilate Agno However, David in Jubilate Agno is an image of the creative power of poetry whereas he becomes a fully realized model of the religious poet. By focusing on David, Christopher is able to tap into the "heavenly language."

However, the true life of the poem comes later when Christ is introduced as the major subject. After Christ is introduced, Christopher attempts to "reach to heaven" and the final passages, to Neil Curry, represent a "final rush for glory."