 | Israel in Egypt |  |
As on earth's midnight sky the lightning gleams,
So suddenly through every Spirit shot
Sense of new freedom gained. As instantly,
For the dark ruby beam, burst splendor such,
As though, at last, from his long, death-like sleep,
To a new life the mighty orb had waked.
From floor to roof, from side to side, it burned;
Amid the bones of the sun-skeleton
Flashing and quivering with a thousand hues,
As on a round of ribbëd diamond.
So suddenly through every Spirit shot
Sense of new freedom gained. As instantly,
For the dark ruby beam, burst splendor such,
As though, at last, from his long, death-like sleep,
To a new life the mighty orb had waked.
From floor to roof, from side to side, it burned;
Amid the bones of the sun-skeleton
Flashing and quivering with a thousand hues,
As on a round of ribbëd diamond.
| Israel in Egypt | |