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Across the Eastern sky has glowed / The flicker of a blood-red dawn, / Once more the clarion cock has crowed, / Once more the sword of Christ is drawn. / A million burning rooftrees light / The world-wide path of Israel's flight.
Where is the Hebrew's fatherland? / The folk of Christ is sore bestead; / The Son of Man is bruised and banned, / Nor finds whereon to lay his head. / His cup is gall, his meat is tears, / His passion lasts a thousand years.