Shall weigh with vengeance now; he hears loud song
And triumphing of timbrels from the long
Dim ranks of Israel’s branded dead untold.
Oh, not alone this crooked blade unsheathes,
Empowered at last, one wan and patient Jew:
Just Judah stands for law. A spirit new
Gives answer gracious as from heaven it rained.
A powerful angel through a woman breathes:
“The quality of mercy is not strained.”