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NHG-P.758.036
21 Jul 1758:11,12 (94)
Extracts from a Thanksgiving Sermon, for the important and
astonishing victory obtained on the fifth of December 1757,
by the glorious King of Prussia, over the united, and far
superior forces of the Austrians, in Silesia. Preached on
the Sabbath of the 10th of the said month, at the synagogue
of the Jews in Berlin, from Psal. xxii. 3, 24. By David
Hirschel Franckel. Arch Rabbi. That strain of sincere
piety, and good sense, which runs thro' it, will, we hope,
recommend it to every candid reader.
. . . [60 lines, 25 lines, conclusion of the sermon]:
I see him! I see the august warrior, in the presence of
his troops, lift up his wearied hands to heaven: "Lord! my
creator," cries he, "thou knowest how innocent I am of all
the blood shed this day. Such was thy will, Father. Now,
my loyal fellow soldiers, thank him with heart and mouth;
for he it is who has delivered us."
These words suspend the pangs of death. The expiring
soldiers make a last effort to raise themselves; and, with
broken accents, join the hymn, which was sung with exstacy
by the whole army, whilst tears dropped from the eyes of the
royal hero. . . [5 more lines]
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