And the gloom fell down before it, and the billows knew surcease,
And the horrid howling winds reclined in slumber, breathing peace.
Night by night the sun descended, and I saw the moon arise,
With that luminous planet near it, like a deity, in the skies.
Then said I unto my spirit—“Reigning in those realms above,
O, my soul, behold at last the unassuming star of love.
“Like a queen she walks the infinite, saying softly, ‘Peace; be still!’
And the lion winds and waters crouch, submissive to her will.”
Now in safety rides my vessel, for that luminous, blushing star
Sits forever in my “House of Life,” a ruling Guardian Lar;