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Not with civic swords and staves , Nor the tambour ' s doubling beat , Nor the trumpets * shrill repeat ; Such as princely heroes greet ,
Welcoming victorious feat , When the flag of glory waves In the pomp of splendour high—But in silent majesty . Not with mastick and with myrrh , Styrax-leaves that crackling rise Incense curling to the skies , Sparks of gold to dim the eyes—But on beast that all despise , Salem sees her conqueror ; David ' s long-expected Son , He—too great for earthly throne .
Idumean palms they bear—See ! a joyous father-land , Hails him with uplifted hand ; They are bound in transport ' s band , Eye and heart inflamed they stand ,
Spreading out their garments there ; 'Tis the Prince of Judah ' s stem , Lo ! he comes to reign o ' er them .
Sing the glad Hosannah ! sing ! Wilderness—and wind—and dell—Hail ! the Hope of Israel ; Mountains sink—and valleys swell Songs of victory—victory tell . Let heaven ' s highest arches ring , 'Tis the angels' daily hymn , J Tis the theme of Seraphim .
Blow the trump of victory , blow I Clash the cymbals—tune the flute , Harp , and horn , and lyre , and lute—Wake and shout—let none be mute , Laurel-garlands shall bestrew'd ; Ours are nobler victories now—This is Judah ' lion heir , For his conquering march prepare !
Not with shouts of thundering power , Not with wild delirious sound , Tearing through the clouds around , Shaking the affrighted ground , Rending heaven ' ' er-circling bound , Like a storm—in fearful hour ; But in tenderness and rest , Lo ! he comes serenely blest .
Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1829, page 396, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2573/page/28/