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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AD ASTRA: 90, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE
First Line: His covenant had never been withdrawn
Last Line: The covenant of the promise was reveal'd.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Justice
First Line: His covenant had never been withdrawn
Last Line: The covenant of the promise was reveal'd.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Justice
His covenant had never been withdrawn.
So to the Jews, and to the Jews alone,
The first faint intimations of the Dawn
Which should the night of centuries dethrone.
God's Light of Justice never clearer shone—
To Abraham, for Faith in worship seal'd,
The Covenant of the Promise was reveal'd.
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