“I shall raise the weak!” saith God.
“They are stirring in the dark,” said the Strong Ones,
“They are struggling, who were moveless like the dead;
We can hear them cry and strain hand and foot against the chain,
We can hear their heavy upward tread....
What if they are restless?” said the Strong Ones;
“What if they have stirred beneath the rod?
Fools and weak and blinded men, we can tread them down again—”
“Shall ye conquer Me?” saith God.
“They will trample us and bind!” said the Strong Ones;