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[I would that heaven were mirror'd in my heart]
I would that heaven were mirror'd in my heart,
Distinct, defined, as in this tranquil lake,
Which each reflection is so quick to take
That here it sleeps, the sky's true counterpart,
With not a cloudlet passing it athwart.
See, in its depths a thousand glories shine,
Flooded and fulgent with a light divine.
Ah, would that I were only as thou art,
Distinct, defined, as in this tranquil lake,
Which each reflection is so quick to take
That here it sleeps, the sky's true counterpart,
With not a cloudlet passing it athwart.
See, in its depths a thousand glories shine,
Flooded and fulgent with a light divine.
Ah, would that I were only as thou art,
Thou mirror, radiant with celestial sheen!
Thou glass, to image forth that world on high
Which o'er me in its tender grace doth lean,
Clad in a fair and stainless purity!
O God, that heaven in me were clearly seen,
As yonder stars within this wave serene!
Thou glass, to image forth that world on high
Which o'er me in its tender grace doth lean,
Clad in a fair and stainless purity!
O God, that heaven in me were clearly seen,
As yonder stars within this wave serene!
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