Messenger: O Abraham, thus saith the Lord: "Because thou hast put thy trust in me, therefore will I deliver thee. Lay not thine hand upon the lad, for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me."
Abraham (raising arms to heaven): O Lord, blessed be the man that trusteth in thee.
Isaac (jumping up): Lo, father, a ram is there, caught in the thicket. Lo, I shall fetch the ram for sacrifice. (He runs out.)
Messenger: Moreover, thus saith the Lord God: "In blessing, I will bless thee, and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, for I have PROVED thee." (The Messenger goes out.)
(Isaac runs in with great excitement.)
Isaac: My father, the ram is caught; I will carry the wood yonder. (Runs out.)
Abraham: O God, thou hast tried me and known me. O see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Goes with arms upraised.)
(The Servant or Epilogue advances.)
Epilogue: Mark the perfect man, and behold the up-right: for the end of that man is peace. (He goes out.)