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On Freemasonry.
The horse and rider by thy strength is cast , ' Thy name proclaim'd—Israel avenged at last . Strange is the human heart , uncertain , wild , Ileason its slave , philosophy a child . That fadeth from us on the rainbow wings
Of the weak heart ' s vain , fond imaginings ; Strange that a thing of dust should thus controul The energies of an immortal soul ; That a pure , subtle essence should obey , Ancl thought be guided by mere common clay ; Or that the light of faith should e ' er depart
At the caprice and passion of the heart : Yet such was Israel ' s sin ; though his strong hand Hacl led her scathless from Egyptian land , She murmur'd at her God . The desert fare Was harder than her slavery to bear ; Their tyrantyec ? them , and the savory steam Of the vile flesh-pots haunted like a dream Their sensual appetites—Did the hot blast Avenge their rash impiety at last ?
No!—for His love , earth like a table spread , And rain ' cl sweet manna as their dail y bread ; At Rephidim he heard their dark despair , His power to aid , His hand to save were there ; From Horeb ' s rock the living waters gush , While fainting mothers to the glad stream rush ;
Saved b y the draught , at their weak infant ' s cry , Their breasts once more the springs of life supply 5 Their fathers wept , relieved of all their fears , And mingled ivith each draught their grateful tears : The suffering flocks ,. the patient camel mild . The desert-shi p * that skims along the wild ,
All that had life around the waters prest , Drank of the stream , and sank in balmy rest . Last crown of mercy , Sinai ' s sacred hill Beheld His presence , heard His awful Will ; . Earth trembled at the footstep of its Lord , Assembled Israel listen'd at His word ,
Ancl heard His law proclaim'd mid trumpet ' s sound , While lightnings flash'd and thunders peal'd around ; Heard each decree , ancl the blest promise given , That those who keep His law shall meet in Heaven ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
The horse and rider by thy strength is cast , ' Thy name proclaim'd—Israel avenged at last . Strange is the human heart , uncertain , wild , Ileason its slave , philosophy a child . That fadeth from us on the rainbow wings
Of the weak heart ' s vain , fond imaginings ; Strange that a thing of dust should thus controul The energies of an immortal soul ; That a pure , subtle essence should obey , Ancl thought be guided by mere common clay ; Or that the light of faith should e ' er depart
At the caprice and passion of the heart : Yet such was Israel ' s sin ; though his strong hand Hacl led her scathless from Egyptian land , She murmur'd at her God . The desert fare Was harder than her slavery to bear ; Their tyrantyec ? them , and the savory steam Of the vile flesh-pots haunted like a dream Their sensual appetites—Did the hot blast Avenge their rash impiety at last ?
No!—for His love , earth like a table spread , And rain ' cl sweet manna as their dail y bread ; At Rephidim he heard their dark despair , His power to aid , His hand to save were there ; From Horeb ' s rock the living waters gush , While fainting mothers to the glad stream rush ;
Saved b y the draught , at their weak infant ' s cry , Their breasts once more the springs of life supply 5 Their fathers wept , relieved of all their fears , And mingled ivith each draught their grateful tears : The suffering flocks ,. the patient camel mild . The desert-shi p * that skims along the wild ,
All that had life around the waters prest , Drank of the stream , and sank in balmy rest . Last crown of mercy , Sinai ' s sacred hill Beheld His presence , heard His awful Will ; . Earth trembled at the footstep of its Lord , Assembled Israel listen'd at His word ,
Ancl heard His law proclaim'd mid trumpet ' s sound , While lightnings flash'd and thunders peal'd around ; Heard each decree , ancl the blest promise given , That those who keep His law shall meet in Heaven ,