The Bible and English Prose Style Author:Albert Stanburrough Cook Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: BIBLICAL SELECTIONS. Exodus 15. MOSES' SONG OF DELIVERANCE. THEN sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I wil... more »l sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation; he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a man of war ; the Lord is his name. 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. 5 The depths have covered them; they sank into the bottom as a stone. 6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power; thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. 7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee; thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders ? 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed ; thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. 14 The people shall hear, and be afraid; sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of...« less