Song of the soul, whose clearly ringing rhythm

Throbs through the sacred pile,

And lengthened echoes swell thy solemn anthem

Past chancel, vault, and aisle,

An occult influence through thy numbers stealing,

A strange, mysterious spell,

Wakes in the longing heart a wondrous feeling,

A joy no tongue can tell;

A dreamy peace, a sense of unseen glory,

Wells through thy thrilling praise,