Shall these high things be but the aim
Of envious men, in rough affray,
To try against the noble frame
Their brutal skill to rob and slay?
Forbid it Thou, who to the strong,
And wise, hast might and counsel lent;
And lead’st them danger’s path along,
Audacious, firm, and confident.
Forbid it, Thou, who to the weak
Permittest to be strong in pray’r;