Who caused the mountains and the winds to be.
(Extracts from the Book of Tarshish, or "Necklace of Pearls.")
Thou who art clothed in silk, who drawest on
Proudly thy raiment of fine linen spun,
Bethink thee of the day when thou alone
Shalt dwell at last beneath the marble stone.
Anigh the nest of adders thine abode,
With the earth-crawling serpent and the toad,
Trust in the Lord, He will sustain thee there,
And without fear thy soul shall rest with God.