THE RAINBOW

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Noah (scandalized, descends upon them):

Peace! A psalm of thanks now raise,
Unto God with hymns of praise,
For his mighty and his wondrous ways.

(All gather about altar of stones.)

Lord God in majesty,
That such grace hath granted me
Alone of mankind saved to be,
Therefore make I offering meet,
A sacrifice of savor sweet;
And let the incense mount unto thy heavenly seat.

(Japheth brings a sacrifice; Noah lays it on altar. If the play be out of doors, they offer it up by fire. Enter the Messenger.)

Messenger:

Noah, list ye God, his will:
To obey is better still
Than sacrifice; and thou hast God obeyed.
God doth promise now through me,
Never again a flood shall be.
Thou hast done in all things as he said.
My bow between you and me
In the firmament shall be;
By this token you shall see
That man and woman shall nevermore
Be wasted with water as hath been before.