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Moses As Leader Of Israel
'Twas not by strength of man, that Moses soughtTo guide his people to their promised rest;
Nor his own wisdom, that through deserts brought,
And in a land of plenty made them blest;
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That Aegypt knew, mighty in word and deed;
'Twas not, by these, he broke their fetters sore,
And Israel's tribes from Pharaoh's bondage freed.
‘If Thou wilt not go with us,’ was his prayer
Unto the Lord of Hosts, ‘let us not go
Up to the land, which Thou, before, did'st swear
To give unto our fathers. Thus shall know
All men, that Thou hast chosen us to be
A people called and holy unto Thee.’
Poem No. 749; c. 4 July 1846
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