Introduction--Location of the Ten Tribes--The way prepared--Their return to their own lands--The waters divided--Their return contrasted with their going out of Egypt. A glorious theme the sacred muse inspires, Cheers up the soul, and tunes the sounding lyre: Lights the dark vale of sorrow, pain and wo, And gives to man a paradise below. The joyful time, by prophets long foretold, At length comes rolling on the astonished world: When God, the second time, should set his hand, To gather Israel to their promised land. An ensign to the nations now is reared, The standard waving, and the way prepared; Let kings and empires tremble at his word, The gentle nations all their aid afford. What thoug…
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