Which swells in highest grandeur, o’er the hill

That rises to the westward, stands the church

All pure and peaceful in the holy light.

On its embattled tower the moonbeams fall,

And seem to hallow it, so fair and calm

It gleams within them. From its summit shoots

The tall and taper spire, and high o’ertops

The loftiest trees around, and stands alone

Amid the ether, whilst its form sublime

With emblematic finger points to heaven!