Poems (Davidson)/Song of Victory, on the Death of Goliath
SONG OF VICTORY,
ON THE, DEATH OF GOLIATH.
Strike with joy the wild harp's string,God, O Israel, is your King!We have slain our deadliest foe,David's arm hath laid him low.
Saul hath oft his thousands slain,His trophies have bedecked the plain;But David's tens of thousands lieIn slaughtered millions, mounted high.
Sound the trumpet—strike the string,Loud let the song of victory ring;Wreathe with glory David's brow,He hath laid Goliath low.
Mark him on yon crimson plain;He is conquered—he is slain;He who lately rose so high,Scoffed at man, and braved the sky.
Strike with joy the wild harp's string,God, O Israel, is your King!We have slain our deadliest foe,David's arm hath laid him low.