The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore Collected by Himself. In Ten Volumes |
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WAR AGAINST BABYLON. |
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VI, VII. |
VIII, IX. |
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WAR AGAINST BABYLON.
“War against Babylon!” shout we around ,Be our banners through earth unfurl'd;
Rise up, ye nations, ye kings, at the sound —
“War against Babylon!” shout through the world!
Oh thou, that dwellest on many waters ,
Thy day of pride is ended now;
And the dark curse of Israel's daughters
Breaks, like a thunder-cloud, over thy brow!
War, war, war against Babylon!
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Set the standard of God on high;
Swarm we, like locusts, o'er all her fields,
“Zion” our watchword, and “vengeance” our cry!
Woe! woe!—the time of thy visitation
Is come, proud Land, thy doom is cast—
And the black surge of desolation
Sweeps o'er thy guilty head, at last!
War, war, war against Babylon!
“Set up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms,” &c. &c. —Ib. li. 27.
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