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Title: Awake, Arise, Thy Light Is Come Author: Thomas Moore [More Titles by Moore] (AIR.--STEVENSON.)
Arise--the Gentiles to thy ray, Lift up thine eyes around, and see And camels rich, from Midians' tents, See, who are these that, like a cloud,[5] Surely the isles shall wait for me,[6] And Lebanon thy pomp shall grace[7]-- No more shall dischord haunt thy ways,[8] The sun no more shall make thee bright,[9] Thy sun shall never more go down; My own, elect, and righteous Land!
[2] "And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising."--_Isaiah_, xl. [3] "Lift up thine eyes round about, and see; all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from afar, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side."--_Isaiah_, lx. [4] "The multitude of camels shall cover thee; the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and incense."--_Ib_. [5] "Who are these that fly as a cloud and as the doves to their windows?"--_Ib_. [6] "Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them."--_Ib_. [7] "The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee; the fir-tree, the pine-tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious."--_Ib_. [8] "Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls, Salvation, and thy gates, Praise.--_Isaiah_, lx. [9] "Thy sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory."--_Ib_. [10] "Thy sun shall no more go down...for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended."--_Ib_. [11] "Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands."--_Ib_. [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |