An Anthology of Czechoslovak Literature/Cromwell at the Corpse of Charles I
Cromwell at the Corpse of Charles I
Long course of life. . . . Even as on King Saul,
The Lord bestowed all gifts on him, and him,
Even as Saul He sentenced with His sentence . . .
We were the voice of Him, the sword of Him.
He doth but lend authority to kings,
But gives the people power to judge a king;
For kingly power thrives only from the people.
And since this Stuart was a murderer,
A traitor, tyrant, foe unto his people,
The spirit of the Lord departed from him,
And him His wrath delivered to our judgment.
Thus, after the exemplar of old times,
And as exemplar to all coming ages
Hath been this body’s fate. . . . The people are
E’en as the apple of God’s eye, and most
When the Lord yields a king unto their judgment . . .
Falsehood, deceit and feigning were his weapons,
And they are broken as a reed doth break;
And all his men-at-arms and servitors
Bowed them like sheaves before our smiting swords . . .
Now staunchly onward, ever in God’s counsel.
And from the earth blot we out all amongst us
Who in base pride run counter to the people,
And God thereof shall have his glory, and
A godly benison this land of ours.
Cherish we glowing trust upon the Lord,
And keep the powder in our muskets dry!
The Apostles (1911)
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