That dims no ray of that eternal day

That from yon unstained hills of peace doth shine,

Whereto thou leadest me, O Love Divine!

IX.

Yet many bitter tears I needs must weep,

Remembering the glimmer of the plain

Where nodding lilies and the bending grain

Seemed rarest treasure in their gold to keep;

Those thoughtless hours ere I learned to look

Beyond my roses to the misty hills—