Whom for a pattern thou didst rightly choose.
And I myself have striv’n to serve him too
From childhood’s days up to the present time.
But I too crept away to mystic fanes.
I planted truly deep within my soul
What they were willing to bestow on me.
But reason swept aside the temple mood
When at the door it entered into life.
I knew that in this way I best could bring
This mood’s strong forces into earthly life.