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O ! Sacred Liberty ! Thou art of heavenly birth ; And angels tend thy steps , and follow thee . " Good will to men" they sang ,
At thy descent on earth ; And through the midnight sky their anthems rang-Thou , like a conqueror , didst extend thy reign , And vanquish sin and pain : And holy hands thy banner reared , Where ' er the name of Christ was heard .
But Persecution raised her rod , And call'd thy followers to renounce thy sway . They , loving thee , and faithful to their God , An onward path still kept : They trembled not , nor wept ; And , grateful , found in thee a still unfailing stay .
When from its lofty station hurlM , Thy glorious banner lay , Thy wings were to the winds unfurled , And thou didst flee away , For foes encompass'd thee on every side . To Alpine vales retir'd ,
Secure thou didst abide , Where , by thy smile inspired , The mountain race the Tyrants' power defied . There the high-souled Vaudois , Obedient to thy law , Thee cherish * d as a heaven-descended guest : And each heroic breast
Was as a shield to guard thee from thy foes . When from the vale thy watchword rose , It echoed through the forest drear , Sounding from heart to heart in accents clear . When from the mountain-top thy beacon blazed ,
That with its ruddy glow Brightened the torrent ' s flow , A glorious band their arms upraised . All gentle virtues gathered there , Fostered by thy sacred care , And hallowed guests beside each cottage hearth .
Yet didst thou mourn , while wand * ring o ' er the earth , That , all unmindful of thy heavenly birth , The nations from thy guidance fly ; And thou didst weep . Echoing from steep to steep , Thy followers heard the plaintive cry i And every heart indignant beat , and glanced each kindling eye .
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ODE TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1829, page 41, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2568/page/41/
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