Poems (Hornblower)/Verses (Had I the Hebrew Prophet's power)
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VERSES.
Had I the Hebrew Prophet's power, To strike the rock, and giveThe waters, freely gushing o'er, To those who drink and live;
Then would I touch the stony heart, And bid the tears come forth;The cruel spirit should depart, That pains this suffering earth.
Vain hope!—but drop by drop, the stone Some faint impression wears,So fervently I labour on, And wait the future years.