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The Voice replied—
“The tyrant to destroy,
And save the lowly—therefore art Thou come!
Thou, the Messiah!—Underneath Thy reign
Peace shall abound while sun and moon endure;
And every man shall safely rest beneath
The shadow of his fig tree and his vine;
The children of the city of Thy God
Shall flourish as the grass upon the earth;
And prayer and praise shall unto Thee ascend
From every generation; and they all
Shall call Thee Blessed. Wherefore tarriest Thou?—
Thou, who art born to crush the Serpent's head!”
And save the lowly—therefore art Thou come!
Thou, the Messiah!—Underneath Thy reign
Peace shall abound while sun and moon endure;
And every man shall safely rest beneath
The shadow of his fig tree and his vine;
The children of the city of Thy God
Shall flourish as the grass upon the earth;
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From every generation; and they all
Shall call Thee Blessed. Wherefore tarriest Thou?—
Thou, who art born to crush the Serpent's head!”
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