He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on. I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence... Half-hours with the Best American Authors - Page 1241886Full view - About this book
| Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts - 1853 - 792 pages
...before his judgment-seat: Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer him ! be jubilant my feet ! His day is coming on ! I have read a fiery gospel, writ in burnished...Hero, born of woman, crush the Serpent with his heel, For God is marching on! In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in... | |
| J. W. Dadmun - 1862 - 158 pages
...watch-fires of a hundred circling camps ; They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps ; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps : His day is marching on. 3 I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnishid rows of steel: "As ye deal with my contemners, so with... | |
| John (pilgrim, pseud) - 1863 - 110 pages
...watch-fires of a hundred circling camps, They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring...writ in burnished rows of steel: " As ye deal with my coutemners, so with you my graoe shall deal; Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his... | |
| John Henry Hayward - 1863 - 410 pages
...ten thousand heroes lay. HE HATH SOUNDED FOETH THE TEUMPET. BATTLE OF CAMDEN, N. C., APRIL 19TH, '62. I HAVE read a fiery gospel, "Writ in burnished rows of steel: " As ye deal with my contemners, So«with you my grace shall deal; Let the hero born of woman, Crush the serpent with his heel." He... | |
| John Henry Hayward - 1864 - 418 pages
...ten thousand heroes lay. 1 HE HATH SOUNDED FORTH THE TRUMPET. BATTLE OF CAMDEN, NC, APRIL 19TH, '62. I HAVE read a fiery gospel, Writ in burnished rows...born of woman, Crush t-he serpent with his heel." He hath sounded forth the trumpet, That shall never call, retreat ; He is sifting out the hearts of... | |
| Frank Moore - 1864 - 364 pages
...of a hundred circling camps ; They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps ; I have read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps : His day is marching on. " As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal ; Let the Hero, born of woman, crush... | |
| 1864 - 596 pages
...can read His righteous sentence bv the dim and flaring lamps : His day is marching on. a I have red a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel : " As ye deal with my coutemners, so with yon my grace shall deal ; Let the Hero, born of women, crush the serpent with his... | |
| Frank Moore - 1864 - 364 pages
...of a hundred circling camps ; They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps ; I have read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps : His day w marching on. I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel : " As ye deal with my contemners,... | |
| James B. Congdon - 1865 - 150 pages
...I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; His day is marching on. Glory ! &c. I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows...the hero born of woman crush the serpent with his hee'!;" " Since God is marching on." Glory ! &c. He has sounded forth that trumpet which shall never... | |
| 1865 - 730 pages
...of a hundred circling camps ; They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps. I have read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring...writ in burnished rows of steel ; As ye deal with my contemuers, so with you my grace shall deal. Let the hero born of woman crush the serpent with his... | |
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