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kling, kept so long its watch-- The auspice of the dawn. Like one inspired The Saint arose, and raised his hands to God; Then to his people turned with such discourse As mocks the hand of scribe. No more he spake In parables; adumbrated no more 'Dimly as in a glass' his doctrine high, But placed it face to face before men's eyes, Essential Truth, God's image, meet for man, Himself God's image. Worlds he showed them new, Worlds countless as the stars that roof our night, Fair fruitage of illimitable boughs, Pushed from that Tree of Life from Calvary sprung That over-tops and crowns the earth and man; Preached the Resurgent, the Ascended God Dispensing 'gifts to men.' The tongue he spake Seemed Pentecostal--grace of that high Feast-- For all who heard, the simple and the sage, Heard still a single language sounding forth To all one Promise. From that careworn Queen, Who doffed her crown, and placed it on the rock, Murmuring, 'Farewell forever, foolish gaud,' To him the humblest hearer, all made vow To live thenceforth for God. The form itself Of each was changed to saintly and to sweet; Each countenance beamed as though with rays cast down From fiery tongues, or angel choirs unseen. Thus like high gods on mountain-tops of joy Those happy listeners sat. The body quelled-- With all that body's might usurped to cramp Through ceaseless, yet unconscious, weight of sense Conceptions spiritual, might more subtly skilled Than lusts avowed, to sap the spirit's life-- In every soul its nobler Powers released Stood up, no more a jarring crowd confused Each trampling each and oft the worst supreme, Not thus, but grade o'er grade, in order due, And pomp hierarchical. Yet hand in hand, Not severed, stood those Powers. To every Mind That truth new learned was palpable and dear, Not abstract nor remote, with cordial strength Enclasped as by a heart; through every Heart Serene affections swam 'mid seas of light, Reason's translucent empire without bound, Fountained from God. Silent those listeners sat Parleying in wordless thought. For them the world Was lost--and won; its sensuous aspects quenched; Its heavenly import grasped. The erroneous Past Lay like a shrivelled scroll before their feet; And swee
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