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On Freemasonry.
died ; darkness and desolation covered the land , ere the pride of Pharaoh relented , and he permitted the children of Israel to depart . Loaded with the treasures heaped upon them by the Egyptian nation , Moses and his people departed for the desert ; God their guide by day , their shield b y ni g ht , thus
they reached the borders of the Red Sea , pursued by the fierce king and his again hardened people . Obedient to the will of Moses the waters divided , and the Israelites passed dryshod through the flood ; not so with the Egyptians , who presumed to follow the chosen race—the waters were loosened—on every side the deluge came , drowning the
captains and their hosts ; in vain were their cries to their false deities . In that awful hour the judgment of the true God was manifested , while the rescued children of Abraham , in safety , from the shore offered prayers of gratitude to Him , who remembered the promise g iven to their father , and fulfilled his covenant and holy word .
The fiat pass'd , the awful doom fulfill'd , Hush'd were the thunders , and the tempest still'd The glowing sun smiles on the mighty streams , That , wreathed in incense , kiss his golden beams ; The rushing waters seek each secret cave , Ocean reclaims the tribute that it gave ;
Till at the last , as on the Nilus' tide The blushing lotus-flower unfolds its pride , The drowned earth through her sad veil appears Like a lone widow smiling midst her tears . O ' er the vast desert flies the pilgrim dove , Herald of hope , or messenger of love ,
The watery waste presents no place of rest ; Twice with tired wing she gains her floating nest , Bearing the olive leaf , earth ' s pledge , at last , Of judgment , terror , and of danger past ; On her third flight beholds the long-sought shore , And seeks the shelter of the ark no more .
From lofty Ararat man ' s rescued race Descend to seek their future dwelling-place . The earth , that late in life and beauty smiled , Appears a desert , tenantless and wild . O ' cnvhelm'd each city—monument of pride—The lusty bridegroom and the blushing bride ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
died ; darkness and desolation covered the land , ere the pride of Pharaoh relented , and he permitted the children of Israel to depart . Loaded with the treasures heaped upon them by the Egyptian nation , Moses and his people departed for the desert ; God their guide by day , their shield b y ni g ht , thus
they reached the borders of the Red Sea , pursued by the fierce king and his again hardened people . Obedient to the will of Moses the waters divided , and the Israelites passed dryshod through the flood ; not so with the Egyptians , who presumed to follow the chosen race—the waters were loosened—on every side the deluge came , drowning the
captains and their hosts ; in vain were their cries to their false deities . In that awful hour the judgment of the true God was manifested , while the rescued children of Abraham , in safety , from the shore offered prayers of gratitude to Him , who remembered the promise g iven to their father , and fulfilled his covenant and holy word .
The fiat pass'd , the awful doom fulfill'd , Hush'd were the thunders , and the tempest still'd The glowing sun smiles on the mighty streams , That , wreathed in incense , kiss his golden beams ; The rushing waters seek each secret cave , Ocean reclaims the tribute that it gave ;
Till at the last , as on the Nilus' tide The blushing lotus-flower unfolds its pride , The drowned earth through her sad veil appears Like a lone widow smiling midst her tears . O ' er the vast desert flies the pilgrim dove , Herald of hope , or messenger of love ,
The watery waste presents no place of rest ; Twice with tired wing she gains her floating nest , Bearing the olive leaf , earth ' s pledge , at last , Of judgment , terror , and of danger past ; On her third flight beholds the long-sought shore , And seeks the shelter of the ark no more .
From lofty Ararat man ' s rescued race Descend to seek their future dwelling-place . The earth , that late in life and beauty smiled , Appears a desert , tenantless and wild . O ' cnvhelm'd each city—monument of pride—The lusty bridegroom and the blushing bride ,