English poem
Second PART
by John Barnard (1815–1882)
"Hear, O my People, and I'll speak; "I'll swiftly testify "Against Thee, O my Israel; "God, ev'n thy God, am I. "I'll not reprove thee with Neglects "Of legal Sacrifice; "Or Burnt Off'rings; the Smoke of these, "Before me, daily rise. "No Bullocks from thy Stall, or Goats "From Fold, will I accept. "The Forrest Beasts are mine, and Herds "On Thousand Hills are kept. "I know the Mountain Fowl; I claim "The wild Beasts of the Fields. "If hungry, need I beg? The World "Is mine, and all it yields. "Or eat the Flesh of Bulls, or drink "The Blood of Goats, will I? "Give Thanks to God, and daily pay "Your Vows to the Most-high. "In thy Distress, thy Heart to me, "In Prayer, devoutly raise; "Then I'll deliver from thy Fears, "And thou my Name shall praise.