Descent

Descent

(Descending from the Crown)

I.

“In the country…
In the castle…
In the passage…
In the kingdom…
In the… broad imperial range…
In the narrow nether centre…
In the deep place…
A firm ground was made for Heaven’s descending might.” *

II.

“Thy peace, O Lord, a boon within to keep…
Thy calm, O Lord, which bears thy hands of joy. …
Thy oneness, Lord, in many approaching hearts, …
Thy energy, Lord, to seize on woman and man, …
Thy embrace which rends the living knot of pain, …
Thy joy, O Lord, in which all creatures breathe,
Thy magic flowing waters of deep love,
Thy sweetness give to me for earth and men.” **