Idylls and Lyrics of The Nile By H. D. Rawnsley |
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XXIV IN THE FIELDS OF MÎT-RAHÎNEH
When I remember of that pleasant place
Which God gave unto Adam for to keep,
And how He took His Moses from the sheep,
And from the plough-tail to the chiefest place
Raised up a chosen prophet; when I trace
Plain on the tombs that guard old Egypt's sleep
How princes went to watch their servants reap,
And kingly farmers ruled a farmer's race,
Which God gave unto Adam for to keep,
And how He took His Moses from the sheep,
And from the plough-tail to the chiefest place
Raised up a chosen prophet; when I trace
Plain on the tombs that guard old Egypt's sleep
How princes went to watch their servants reap,
And kingly farmers ruled a farmer's race,
Then do I think it is a royal thing
To work with sun and water on the land,
To labour in the fields till eventide;
For he who toils finds God is at his side;
He feels the Almighty's hand within his hand,
And, crowned with patience, of his fate is king.
To work with sun and water on the land,
To labour in the fields till eventide;
For he who toils finds God is at his side;
He feels the Almighty's hand within his hand,
And, crowned with patience, of his fate is king.
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