WHEN ransomed Israel saw the returning sea O'erwhelm the vast array of Pharaoh's pride, And raised exultant hymn above the tide:— "Lord God eternal who is like to Thee, Awful in praises, working wondrously!" God silent bode; but when His angels vied With men in choir antiphonal, and cried:— "His outstretched arm hath set His children free!" And heaven like earth rocked with tumultuous song, God spake rebuking; and the shamed, mute throng, Awe-swept and trembling, glimpsed a vision new Of Love and Pity Infinite, as they heard The fathomless sorrow of the All Father's word: "Peace. They that perish are My children too." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO RIVERS by RALPH WALDO EMERSON IL PLEUT DOUCEMENT SUR LA VILLE by PAUL VERLAINE THE BROWN GIANT by ALEXANDER ANDERSON VERSES TO RHYME WITH 'ROSE' (2) by JANE AUSTEN I DID NOT ASK OF LIFE by ALICE BAKER SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 34. FAIRY LAND by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |