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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), 62. the mantle of St. John De Matha. (search)
62. the mantle of St. John De Matha. by John G. Whittier. A legend of the red, White, and blue. A. D. 1154--1864. A strong and mighty angel, Calm, terrible, and bright, The cross in blended red and blue Upon his mantle white! Two captives by him kneeling, Each on his broken chain, Sang praise to God who raiseth The dead to life again! Dropping his cross-wrought mantle, “Wear this,” the angel said; “Take thou, O Freedom's priest! its sign-- The white, the blue, and red!” Then rose up John De Matha In the strength the Lord Christ gave, And begged through all the land of France The ransom of the slave. The gates of tower and castle Before him open flew, The drawbridge at his coming fell, The door-bolt backward drew. For all men owned his errand, And paid his righteous tax; And the hearts of lord and peasant Were in his hands as wax. At last, outbound from Tunis, His bark her anchor weighed,, Freighted with seven score Christian souls Whose ransom he had paid. But, torn by Payni