Glory unto Egypt

Look on the cities and consider the villages
Which Israel held in possession;
And give glory unto Egypt, and lighten
Thy steps; nay, tread thou not heavily
Upon the streets where the Divine Presence passed through
To seek the blood of the covenant upon the doorposts,
And the pillar of fire and the pillars of cloud,
And the eyes of all watching them and beholding!
From thence were hewn the masters of God’s covenant,
And thence were carven the corner stones of the people of the Lord.