They hear my lips present their sacrifice,

They know if I be silent, morn or even:[LG]

For, though in whispers speaking, the full heart

Will find a vent; and thought is praise to him,

Audible praise, to thee, omniscient Mind,

From whom all gifts descend, all blessings flow!"

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This vesper-service closed, without delay,

From that exalted station to the plain

Descending, we pursued our homeward course,