And hear once more an old man’s lay:

I cannot see the morning poured

Ruddy and rich on this gay board;

I may not trace the noonday light

Wherewith my bread and bowl are bright;

But thou, whose words are sooth, hast said

That brightness falls on this fair bread;

Thou sayest, and thy tones are true,

This cup is tinged with heaven’s own hue:

I trust thy voice, I know from thee