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ANTICHRIST.
Yet, who can gaze, with spirit unappall'd,
On the vast outlines of this coming Doom
When all, which now in prophecy looks dead,
Leaps into life and acts the part sublime!
And this great Battle of Almighty God
By visions pictured, lyric poets sung,
And with whose muffled roar the Bible rings,—
Who can presume its awfulness to paint?
Then the Last Head of desolated Rome
Under his banner, with his Kingdoms ten,
And rebel Nations rallied at his cry,
Shall, front to front, the God eternal meet
For battle; and beneath the blast Divine
Down the deep hell of darkness and dismay
Descend for ever to his doom accursed!
On the vast outlines of this coming Doom
When all, which now in prophecy looks dead,
Leaps into life and acts the part sublime!
And this great Battle of Almighty God
By visions pictured, lyric poets sung,
And with whose muffled roar the Bible rings,—
Who can presume its awfulness to paint?
Then the Last Head of desolated Rome
Under his banner, with his Kingdoms ten,
And rebel Nations rallied at his cry,
Shall, front to front, the God eternal meet
For battle; and beneath the blast Divine
Down the deep hell of darkness and dismay
Descend for ever to his doom accursed!
Dungeon'd in fetters, for a thousand years
There shall He writhe; and in the racking curse
Of judgment holy, shut and seal'd by wrath
Resistless, magnify the Son of God,
By this endurance of avenging doom.
But yon bright Angels, who did faithful stand
When He, the primest of their Splendours once,
Fell in proud treason, by confirming grace
In heaven to worship and on earth to wait
Are destined; and their golden harps shall ring
In unison with choral saints, who now
Circle The Lamb triumphant and enthroned.
There shall He writhe; and in the racking curse
Of judgment holy, shut and seal'd by wrath
Resistless, magnify the Son of God,
By this endurance of avenging doom.
But yon bright Angels, who did faithful stand
When He, the primest of their Splendours once,
Fell in proud treason, by confirming grace
In heaven to worship and on earth to wait
Are destined; and their golden harps shall ring
In unison with choral saints, who now
Circle The Lamb triumphant and enthroned.
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