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And ye shall hold in unborn years
A feast to mark this day,
When joyfully the fathers rose
And cast their chains away.
A feast to mark this day,
When joyfully the fathers rose
And cast their chains away.
When crimson tints of morning flush
The golden gates of day,
Or gorgeous hue of even melt
In sombre shades away,
The golden gates of day,
Or gorgeous hue of even melt
In sombre shades away,
Then ye shall to your children teach
The meaning of this feast,
How from the proud oppressor's hand
Their fathers were released,
The meaning of this feast,
How from the proud oppressor's hand
Their fathers were released,
And ye shall hold through distant years
This feast with glad accord,
And children's children yet shall learn
To love and trust the Lord.
This feast with glad accord,
And children's children yet shall learn
To love and trust the Lord.
Ages have passed since Israel trod
In triumph through the sea,
And yet they hold in memory's urn
Their first great jubilee.
In triumph through the sea,
And yet they hold in memory's urn
Their first great jubilee.
When Moses led the ransomed hosts,
And Miriam's song arose,
While ruin closed around the path
Of their pursuing foes.
And Miriam's song arose,
While ruin closed around the path
Of their pursuing foes.
