NAAMAN: 
  Behold a man delivered from the grave
  By thee!  I rose from Jordan’s waves restored
  To youth and vigour, as the eagle mounts
  Upon the sunbeam and renews his strength! 
  O mighty prophet deign to take from me
  These gifts too poor to speak my gratitude;
  Silver and gold and jewels, damask robes,—­

ELISHA:  [Interrupting.]
  As thy soul liveth I will not receive
  A gift from thee, my son!  Give all to Him
  Whose mercy hath redeemed thee from thy plague.

NAAMAN: 
  He is the only God!  I worship Him! 
  Grant me a portion of the blessed soil
  Of this most favoured land where I have found
  His mercy; in Damascus will I build
  An altar to His name, and praise Him there
  Morning and night.  There is no other God
  In all the world.

ELISHA: 
        Thou needest not
  This load of earth to build a shrine for Him;
  Yet take it if thou wilt.  But be assured
  God’s altar is in every loyal heart,
  And every flame of love that kindles there
  Ascends to Him and brightens with His praise. 
  There is no other God!  But evil Powers
  Make war against Him in the darkened world;
  And many temples have been built to them.

NAAMAN: 
  I know them well!  Yet when my master goes
  To worship in the House of Rimmon, I
  Must enter with him; for he trusts me, leans
  Upon my hand; and when he bows himself
  I cannot help but make obeisance too,—­
  But not to Rimmon!  To my country’s king
  I’ll bow in love and honour.  Will the Lord
  Pardon thy servant in this thing?

ELISHA: 
        My son,
  Peace has been granted thee.  ’Tis thine to find
  The only way to keep it.  Go in peace.

NAAMAN: 
  Thou hast not answered me,—­may I bow down?

ELISHA: 
  The answer must be thine.  The heart that knows
  The perfect peace of gratitude and love,
  Walks in the light and needs no other rule. 
  Take counsel with thy heart and go in peace!

CURTAIN.

ACT IV

SCENE I

The interior of NAAMAN’S tent, at night.  RUAHMAH alone, sleeping on the ground.  A vision appears to her through the curtains of the font:  ELISHA standing on the hillside at Dothan:  NAAMAN, restored to sight, comes in and kneels before him.  ELISHA blesses him, and he goes out rejoicing.  The vision of the prophet turns to RUAHMAH and lifts his hand in warning.

ELISHA: 
  Daughter of Israel, what dost thou here? 
  Thy prayer is granted.  Naaman is healed: 
  Mar not true service with a selfish thought. 
  Nothing remains for thee to do, except
  Give thanks, and go whither the Lord commands. 
  Obey,—­obey!  Ere Naaman returns
  Thou must depart to thine own house in Shechem.