-
Articles/Ads
Article THE REDEEMED. ← Page 3 of 11 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Redeemed.
Her daughter ' s harp is mute , Silent their songs and lute , With solemn sacrifice no more Her sons thy awful name adore : In thy strong might Thy love display ,
Change our dark night To freedom ' s day ; Our trust , our only hope is THEE , Speak THOU the word , and Israel ' s free .
As the last words of the simple melody died upon her lips , a figure was seen to issue from the pyramid , and approach the spot where the maiden still remained kneeling ; his free and graceful carriage gave token of a frame unsubdued by toil . " He is not of our nation , " sighed the watcher , " such , alas , is no longer the proud bearing of her children ! his white robes , and the
acanthus wreath—the detested lotus symbol in his hand , speak him an Egyptian . 'Twere not wise in Israel ' s daughter to remain unveiled to his licentious gaze . " Drawing her omber veil hastily round her countenance , she bent her forehead to the earth in prayer . " Rachael ! " exclaimed the intruder , " look up , I have braved much
to meet thee . " " Pass on , " replied the Hebrew girl , not recognising in her terror his well-known voice ; " let not my lord oppress his slave , she is unworthy of his favour . "
" Worthy a purer crown than Pharaoh's , " interrupted Reuben ; " hast thou forgotten me , thy affianced husband ? " Assured by his voice , the maiden sprang lightly from the ground , and casting back her veil , sank into his arms . Nothing is more beautiful , more holy , than the confidence of virtuous love . The bashful maiden that would have blushed ancl trembled at the gaze of a stranger ,
threw herself upon the breast of the man she loved—the heart , unconscious of guile , feareth it not in others . " Rachael ! " exclaimed the youth , imprinting a kiss on her fair brow , " I have been absent from thee , but my heart—my soul—hath hovered round thee—in our minds' communion we have been ever present—canst thou forgive me ? "
" It is forgotten , Reuben , " she replied , " in the happiness of again beholding thee ; our daughters have long been used to sorrow and disappointment , and bear it lightly . But , " she continued , gazing upon his altered appearance , " why do I find thee in the garb of an Egyptian , an idolater , an oppressor of our people ? those white robes , peculiar to
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Redeemed.
Her daughter ' s harp is mute , Silent their songs and lute , With solemn sacrifice no more Her sons thy awful name adore : In thy strong might Thy love display ,
Change our dark night To freedom ' s day ; Our trust , our only hope is THEE , Speak THOU the word , and Israel ' s free .
As the last words of the simple melody died upon her lips , a figure was seen to issue from the pyramid , and approach the spot where the maiden still remained kneeling ; his free and graceful carriage gave token of a frame unsubdued by toil . " He is not of our nation , " sighed the watcher , " such , alas , is no longer the proud bearing of her children ! his white robes , and the
acanthus wreath—the detested lotus symbol in his hand , speak him an Egyptian . 'Twere not wise in Israel ' s daughter to remain unveiled to his licentious gaze . " Drawing her omber veil hastily round her countenance , she bent her forehead to the earth in prayer . " Rachael ! " exclaimed the intruder , " look up , I have braved much
to meet thee . " " Pass on , " replied the Hebrew girl , not recognising in her terror his well-known voice ; " let not my lord oppress his slave , she is unworthy of his favour . "
" Worthy a purer crown than Pharaoh's , " interrupted Reuben ; " hast thou forgotten me , thy affianced husband ? " Assured by his voice , the maiden sprang lightly from the ground , and casting back her veil , sank into his arms . Nothing is more beautiful , more holy , than the confidence of virtuous love . The bashful maiden that would have blushed ancl trembled at the gaze of a stranger ,
threw herself upon the breast of the man she loved—the heart , unconscious of guile , feareth it not in others . " Rachael ! " exclaimed the youth , imprinting a kiss on her fair brow , " I have been absent from thee , but my heart—my soul—hath hovered round thee—in our minds' communion we have been ever present—canst thou forgive me ? "
" It is forgotten , Reuben , " she replied , " in the happiness of again beholding thee ; our daughters have long been used to sorrow and disappointment , and bear it lightly . But , " she continued , gazing upon his altered appearance , " why do I find thee in the garb of an Egyptian , an idolater , an oppressor of our people ? those white robes , peculiar to