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On—on, believing brethren; give Caesar what is Caesar's!

[Calling to him.] He has fallen! The Emperor has fallen! Fallen! Oh mighty God of vengeance! On, on; 'tis God's will that his people shall live! I see heaven open; I see the angels with flaming swords   [Hurtling forward.] Christ is among us! The Galileans' God is among us! Close round him! He is the strongest! [''A wild tumult of battle. hews his way into the enemy's ranks. Sunrise. The Persians flee in all directions.''

SCENE FOURTH.

''The Emperor's tent, with a curtained entrance in the background. Daylight.''

The lies unconscious on his couch. The wounds in his right side, arm, and hand are ''bound up. Close to him stand and'' , with. Further back, and. At the foot of the bed stands .