Thou thinkest to bring and burn as a sacrifice?”
Abraham answered (he had only one thing
That he wished to perform, the will of the Father):
“The Sovereign of all himself shall find it,
2895 As the Lord of men shall believe to be meet.”
Up the steep hill struggled the stout-hearted man,
Leading the child as the Lord had charged,
Till climbing he came to the crest of the height,
To the place appointed by the powerful Lord,
2900 Following the commands of his faithful Master.