He calls thee now from this rude stormy world

To thy Redeemer’s breast! And thou wilt die,

As thou hast lived—my duteous, holy Blanche!

In trusting and serene submissiveness,

Humble, yet full of heaven.

Blanche, (rising.) Now is there strength

Infused through all my spirit. I can rise

And say, “Thy will be done!”

D’Aubigné, (pointing upwards.) See’st thou, my child!

Yon faint light in the west? The signal star