Poems (Hornblower)/Verses (Had I the Hebrew Prophet's power)

by Jane Elizabeth Roscoe Hornblower

For works with similar titles, see Verses.

VERSES.

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Had I the Hebrew Prophet's power,
 To strike the rock, and give
The waters, freely gushing o'er,
 To those who drink and live;

Then would I touch the stony heart,
 And bid the tears come forth;
The cruel spirit should depart,
 That pains this suffering earth.

Vain hope!—but drop by drop, the stone
 Some faint impression wears,
So fervently I labour on,
 And wait the future years.