Religion
Hexameters: Paraphrase of Psalm XLVI
From Complete Poetical Works, ed. E. H. Coleridge (1912)
Gōd ĭs oŭr Strēngth ănd oŭr Rēfŭge: thērefŏre wīll wĕ nŏt trēmblĕ,
Thō' thĕ Eārth bĕ rĕmōvĕd ănd thō' thĕ pĕrpētŭăl Moūntaīns
Sink in the Swell of the Ocean! God is our Strength and our Refuge.
There is a River the Flowing whereof shall gladden the City,
Hallelujah! the City of God! Jehova shall help her.
Thē Idōlătĕrs rāgĕd, the kingdoms were moving in fury;
But he uttered his Voice: Earth melted away from beneath them.
Halleluja! th' Eternal is with us, Almighty Jehova!
Fearful the works of the Lord, yea fearful his Desolations;
But He maketh the Battle to cease, he burneth the Spear and the
Chariot.
Halleluja! th' Eternal is with us, the God of our Fathers!
Codex Note
Paraphrase of Psalm XLVI. 1799
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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Hexameters: Paraphrase of Psalm XLVI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge/221/.
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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Hexameters: Paraphrase of Psalm XLVI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge/221/.
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