Israel in Egypt A Poem. By Edwin Atherstone |
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 | Israel in Egypt |  |
“That done, he paused; and silently, awhile,
Stood, as in prayer; then said; ‘My children, rise;
God's blessing is upon you; in you poured,
Even as your breath of life. By death alone,
The life-breath can ye lose: by sin, alone,
The holier breath of blessing. Stand ye, then,
'Gainst sin for ever, as, against the winds,
Rocks stand unshaken: for, God's instruments,
Some gracious work to do, be sure ye are:
And pure as dropping snow your souls must keep;
Or from your high place fall: fall worse than death!’
Stood, as in prayer; then said; ‘My children, rise;
God's blessing is upon you; in you poured,
Even as your breath of life. By death alone,
The life-breath can ye lose: by sin, alone,
The holier breath of blessing. Stand ye, then,
'Gainst sin for ever, as, against the winds,
Rocks stand unshaken: for, God's instruments,
Some gracious work to do, be sure ye are:
And pure as dropping snow your souls must keep;
Or from your high place fall: fall worse than death!’
| Israel in Egypt | |