Thy love breathes o’er me in the winds of heaven —

Floats to me on the tides of morning light —

Descends upon me in the calms of even,

And fills with music all the dreamy night.

It falleth as a robe of pride around me,

A royal vesture, rich with purple gleams —

It is the glory wherewith life hath crowned me,

The large fulfillment of my soul’s long dreams!

It is a paean drowning notes of sadness —

It is a great light shutting out all gloom —