A voice that is theirs, yet is not theirs, a new voice

Never yet heard, yet older than all things;

Laughter of a child’s voice, sweeter than any sound

On the earth or in the air, voice of eternal joy,

Victorious over the bowed wisdom of mortals,

A well beyond the world, that springs and sings.

III. THE UNDISCOVERED WORLD

O in a living stream to bathe

That runs its course from spring to sea!