God's Angel of Death was sent forth
To cull from the Egyptians the first born
Pharaoh held the Hebrews against their will
So called to carry out God's chosen path
The Hebrews had been made to pay in scorn
The Angel of Death came to kill
Pharaoh's worst fears fulfilled
“For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,
And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed;
And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill,
And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!” Lord Byron
