Israel in Egypt A Poem. By Edwin Atherstone |
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 | Israel in Egypt |  |
Then Pharaoh trembled; for the voice, though soft,
Awed him like thunder; and his tongue lay mute.
But shame burned in him, lest, before the queen,
Weak he should seem; and soon, speech mastering,
Briefly he answered.
Awed him like thunder; and his tongue lay mute.
But shame burned in him, lest, before the queen,
Weak he should seem; and soon, speech mastering,
Briefly he answered.
“Go ye; serve the Lord.
Only your flocks and herds behind you leave:
Your little-ones take with you.”
Only your flocks and herds behind you leave:
Your little-ones take with you.”
“Nay, not so,”
Firmly said Moses: “thou must likewise give
For sacrifices, and burnt offerings;
That we may sacrifice unto the Lord.
Our cattle also shall go with us: none,
No not a hoof shall there be left behind;
For thereof must we take, to serve the Lord:
And wherewith we must serve Him, know we not,
Till thither come we.”
Firmly said Moses: “thou must likewise give
For sacrifices, and burnt offerings;
That we may sacrifice unto the Lord.
Our cattle also shall go with us: none,
No not a hoof shall there be left behind;
For thereof must we take, to serve the Lord:
And wherewith we must serve Him, know we not,
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“Even as ye will
Then get ye forth,” said Pharaoh, hurriedly;
“So that ye first this pestilent darkness chase,—
However brought,—by spells, or by your god,—
And give us day again.”
Then get ye forth,” said Pharaoh, hurriedly;
“So that ye first this pestilent darkness chase,—
However brought,—by spells, or by your god,—
And give us day again.”
“Even yet thy heart
Hard is, I see,” said Moses; “and thy words
Of the tongue only. Ne'ertheless, to show
That Israel's God is Lord of all the earth,
And of the heavens, and of all things that be,—
Behold, when I shall pray to Him, this Plague
Will He take from you. But, if wickedly still
Thou disobey,—then heavier still, be sure,
His rod will fall on Egypt; till, with tears,
Ye shall implore us go.”
Hard is, I see,” said Moses; “and thy words
Of the tongue only. Ne'ertheless, to show
That Israel's God is Lord of all the earth,
And of the heavens, and of all things that be,—
Behold, when I shall pray to Him, this Plague
Will He take from you. But, if wickedly still
Thou disobey,—then heavier still, be sure,
His rod will fall on Egypt; till, with tears,
Ye shall implore us go.”
Thus having said,
On Pharaoh a stern warning look he cast;
Then, walking as in day, the chamber left.
On Pharaoh a stern warning look he cast;
Then, walking as in day, the chamber left.
| Israel in Egypt | |