Chapter 39

           Omaid,unrelentingandcoldasthouart,

           Mybosomisproudasthineown.

           Seward

           Itwasinthetwilightofthedaywhenhertrial,ifitcouldbecalledsuch,hadtakenplace,thatalowknockwasheardatthedoorofRebecca’sprison-chamber.Itdisturbednottheinmate,whowasthenengagedintheeveningprayerrecommendedbyherreligion,andwhichconcludedwithahymnwehaveventuredthustotranslateintoEnglish.

           WhenIsrael,oftheLordbeloved,

           Outofthelandofbondagecame,

           Herfather’sGodbeforehermoved,

           Anawfulguide,insmokeandflame.

           Byday,alongtheastonish’dlands

           Thecloudypillarglidedslow;

           Bynight,Arabia’scrimson’dsands

           Return’dthefierycolumn’sglow.

           Thererosethechoralhymnofpraise,

           Andtrumpandtimbrelanswer’dkeen,

           AndZion’sdaughterspour’dtheirlays,

           Withpriest’sandwarrior’svoicebetween.

           Noportentsnowourfoesamaze,

           ForsakenIsraelwanderslone;

           OurfatherswouldnotknowTHYways,

           AndTHOUhastleftthemtotheirown.

           But,presentstill,thoughnowunseen;

           Whenbrightlyshinestheprosperousday,

           BethoughtsofTHEEacloudyscreen

           Totemperthedeceitfulray.

           Andoh,whenstoopsonJudah’spath

           Inshadeandstormthefrequentnight,

           BeTHOU,long-suffering,slowtowrath,

           Aburning,andashininglight!

           OurharpsweleftbyBabel’sstreams,

           Thetyrant’sjest,theGentile’sscorn;

           Nocenserroundouraltarbeams,

           Andmuteourtimbrel,trump,andhorn.

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