A VOICE FROM THE SPIRIT LAND.
I hear a voice, ’tis sweet withal—
Far sweeter than Æolian lyre;
Gentle its murmurs on me fall,
In harmonies that never tire.
I know that voice, my inmost soul
Answers in quick response to thine;
Deep are the harmonies that roll,
When thy fond spirit enters mine.
For worlds of wealth, I would not give
The wisdom I receive from thee;
Thou bidst me to be pure, and live
Worthy of one whose spirit’s free;
For what is death? ’tis but a life—
The dawning of a new born day;
With immortality ’tis rife—
A bliss that can not pass away.
Then gently speak, and touch my hand;
Give me more light and truth divine;
And, when at last the spirit land,
Unfolds this waiting soul of mine,
Thou’lt be the first to welcome me—
To lure my raptur’d spirit higher;
To show me those I long to see,
And tune for me thy angel lyre.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] When one head controls another, the one controlled has been beheaded.
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