and the wisdom that waiteth no more;

And the lilies are laid on thy brow

'mid the crown of the deeds thou hast done;

And the roses spring up by thy feet

that the rocks of the wilderness wore.

Ah! when thy Balder comes back

and we gather the gains he hath won,

Shall we not linger a little

to talk of thy sweetness of old,

Yea, turn back awhile to thy travail