And from the train, therewith, out stole
A little acolyte, who, lifting
His surplice hem, displayed a coal
That glowed, yet left the garment whole.
"Christus illuminator!" kneeling,
The astonied Bishop cried. "From whom
Can light else come? Thyself revealing.
Flash forth that faith to chase our gloom,
Which burns and yet doth not consume!
"Such faith is thine, O Lambert! Kindle