Upraised to that high world, without a pang.

I saw a shining One with mystic scroll,

The which He, smiling, waved, in full control

Of birds and beings, translated from the earth,

From every land to a great, inviting Goal.

Enthralled by the mighty throng in sacred mirth—

Ah now, me-thought, has come with joy my highest birth!

Angels were rising, many and swift and sheen;

While others, likewise moving with rhythmic grace,

Descending in sweetest song, were heard and seen—