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might of himself; the truth is established That God Almighty hath governed for ages Kindreds and nations. A night very lurid The trav’ler-at-twilight came tramping and striding. The warriors were sleeping who should watch the horned-building, One only excepted. ’Mid earthmen ’twas ’stablished, Th’ implacable foeman was powerless to hurl them To the land of shadows, if the Lord were unwilling; But serving as warder, in terror to foemen, He angrily bided the issue of battle.