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THE WILL ACCEPTED FOR THE DEED. |
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THE WILL ACCEPTED FOR THE DEED.
“And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My
father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the
fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
—Genesis, xxii. 7.
Brief colloquy, yet more sublime,
To every feeling heart,
Than all the boast of classic time,
Or Drama's proudest art:
Far, far beyond the Grecian stage,
Or Poesy's most glowing page.
To every feeling heart,
Than all the boast of classic time,
Or Drama's proudest art:
Far, far beyond the Grecian stage,
Or Poesy's most glowing page.
But He whose ever watchful eye
Discerns the heart's intent,
Saw every pang, mark'd every sigh
Which Abraham's bosom rent,
And, when his servant's faith was tried,
An offering for himself supplied.
Discerns the heart's intent,
Saw every pang, mark'd every sigh
Which Abraham's bosom rent,
And, when his servant's faith was tried,
An offering for himself supplied.
His mercy, and his tender love
Remain unalter'd still,
As prompt to recompence as prove
Obedience to his will;
And where true faithfulness is shown
To own it for itself alone.
Remain unalter'd still,
As prompt to recompence as prove
Obedience to his will;
And where true faithfulness is shown
To own it for itself alone.
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