Matelda and the cloister of Hellfde

by of Magdeburg Mechthild

The sacred words that none may hear

But the soul who, loosed from the earth at last,

Hath laid her ear

To the Mouth that speaks in the still sweet morn

Apart and alone;

Then shall the secret of love be told,

The mystery known.

The Lord giveth a tenfold Honour to the Soul.

The mouth of the Lord hath spoken,

Hath spoken a mighty word;