Poems of Purpose and Sketches in Prose of Scottish Peasant Life and Character in Auld Langsyne, Sketches of Local Scenes and Characters, With a Glossary. By Janet Hamilton |
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PRAY FOR POLAND. |
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PRAY FOR POLAND.
Oh, not unwept, unsung thy wrongs have been,
Full many a swelling heart hath bled unseen;
Full many a tearful prayer and mournful groan—
Have to the ear of Heaven been breathed alone!
Full many a swelling heart hath bled unseen;
Full many a tearful prayer and mournful groan—
Have to the ear of Heaven been breathed alone!
Long have the iron hoofs of power and pride
Trod on thee; long thy panting, bleeding side,
Pierced by the barbëd steel of Russian power—
A fearful reckoning waits the avenging hour!
Trod on thee; long thy panting, bleeding side,
Pierced by the barbëd steel of Russian power—
A fearful reckoning waits the avenging hour!
How long, O Lord, how long! stretch out thy hand,
Cast out the oppressor from the struggling land,
The fetters rend, proclaim to Europe broad—
Among the nations, who is judge but God!
Cast out the oppressor from the struggling land,
The fetters rend, proclaim to Europe broad—
Among the nations, who is judge but God!
Thy time must come; it will, for God is just:
Arise and sing, thou dweller in the dust;
Thy soiled and bleeding brow shall yet be crowned
By Freedom's hand, and healed each ghastly wound.
Arise and sing, thou dweller in the dust;
Thy soiled and bleeding brow shall yet be crowned
By Freedom's hand, and healed each ghastly wound.
No power I wield, no influence can I bring,
To bear upon the heart of Czar or King,
But I can plead thy cause His throne before
Who reigns, and rules, and lives for evermore!
To bear upon the heart of Czar or King,
But I can plead thy cause His throne before
Who reigns, and rules, and lives for evermore!
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