All Flesh Is Grass
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All flesh is grass is a much-quoted phrase from the Old Testament
in Isaiah
40:6. The phrase is interpreted to mean that human life is transitory. It has been used as the title for various works, including:
is was used as text for "Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras", the second movement of the German Requiem by Johannes Brahms
A very similar phrase also occurs in 1 Peter 1:24.
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
in Isaiah
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, preceding the books of Ezekiel, Jeremiah and the Book of the Twelve...
40:6. The phrase is interpreted to mean that human life is transitory. It has been used as the title for various works, including:
- a poem by English poet Christina RossettiChristina RossettiChristina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems...
- It is in another poem by the poet Carol Ann DuffyCarol Ann DuffyCarol Ann Duffy, CBE, FRSL is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is Professor of Contemporary Poetry at the Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Britain's poet laureate in May 2009...
, in the War Photographer, describing the sights of a photograph. - a book called The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
- a novelNovelA novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by American science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
writer Clifford D. SimakClifford D. SimakClifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer. He was honored by fans with three Hugo awards and by colleagues with one Nebula award and was named the third Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1977.-Biography:Clifford Donald Simak was born in... - a book on agricultureAgricultureAgriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
by American authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
Gene LogsdonGene LogsdonGene Logsdon is an American man of letters, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He is a prolific author of essays, novels, and nonfiction books about agrarian issues, ideals, and techniques.Gene Logsdon farms in Upper Sandusky, Ohio... - an albumAll Flesh Is Grass (Madder Mortem album)All Flesh Is Grass is an album by Madder Mortem, released in 2001.It is also an extract from the Old Testament book of Isaiah 40:6, meaning that human life is transitory.-Track listing:# "Breaker of Worlds"# "To Kill and Kill Again"...
by Norwegian dark metal band Madder MortemMadder MortemMadder Mortem is a Norwegian progressive metal band. They were formed in 1993 as Mystery Tribe.-Current lineup:* Agnete M. Kirkevaag − Vocals * BP M... - it was inscribed on the pope's chest in the painting King Edward VI and the Pope
- it was inscribed on the pope's chest in the painting Deathbed of Henry VIII
- cited by Thomas Dekker in The Shoemakers' Holiday ( 1599 )
is was used as text for "Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras", the second movement of the German Requiem by Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
A very similar phrase also occurs in 1 Peter 1:24.
- the phrase is also used in the first stanza of Kipling's poem entitled "Arithmetic on the Frontier" (see http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_arith.htm)