WAR against Babylon! shout we around, Be our banners through earth unfurled; Rise up, ye nations, ye kings, at the sound War against Babylon! shout thro' the world! Oh thou, that dwellest on many waters, Thy day of pride is ended now; And the dark curse of Israel's daughters Breaks like a thunder-cloud over thy brow! War, war, war against Babylon! Make bright the arrows, and gather the shields, Set the standard of God on high; Swarm we, like locusts, o'er all her fields. Zion our watchword, and "vengeance" our cry! Woe! woe! - the time of thy visitation Is come, proud Land, thy doom is cast And the black surge of desolation Sweeps o'er thy guilty head, at last! War, war, war against Babylon! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A TOCCATA OF GALUPPI'S by ROBERT BROWNING SONNET TO THE RIVER OTTER by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE NIGHTMARE, FR. IOLANTHE by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT MY SHIP by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN THE PRETENCE by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |