And made his chariots ready for pursuit.

With proud escutcheons blazoned to the sun,

In his chariot of ivory, pearl and gold,

Pharaoh rolled out of Egypt; and with him

Rode his mighty men, their banners floating

On the breeze, their spears and armor glittering

In the morning light; and Israel saw,

With fainting hearts, their old oppressors on their

Track: then women wept in hopeless terror;

Children hid their faces in their mothers’ robes,