And Lebanon and Sirion before thee Within his Temple shall his Sons rejoice, Upon the calmed flood, eternal Lord; And strength unto his people giveth He, And them with Peace and Blessing hath restored." : XXIV. THE RETURN. THUS with hosanna, and with choral song, Of Victory returned; with him along The thousand thousands of his sainted train, Than that God-guide, renowned in antique strain Himself his Chariot animating, who The gorgeous banquet of the Gods, on high, Messiah, on the wings of Cherubim, And hallelujahs sang they unto him, And hymns were harped by that redeemed throng. One Sabbath dawned in heaven, on earth, in hell; How solemnized,..is theme for other song. FINIS. SONNE T. WHO die, repose in Hope. We live on Earth Consistent faculties of human birth. But in all times and places find they dearth, By holy altar, or domestick hearth. And Hope as well as Faith, (this know I well,) Here, promises: the things whereof they tell Q |