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Fervaal
Higher and higher, O Human Race,
The Law of Sex shall lead thee on;
The glory of the Eternal Face,—
The Father, Mother, and the Son.
The Law of Sex shall lead thee on;
The glory of the Eternal Face,—
The Father, Mother, and the Son.
Thou shalt not leave the joy behind,
But wilful pleasure shall grow less,
When thou hast learnt the impassioned mind
Of Love in all his loveliness;
But wilful pleasure shall grow less,
When thou hast learnt the impassioned mind
Of Love in all his loveliness;
When thou from dread of lust art free,
The secret of Religion's rule,
When thou hast lawful liberty
And all thy teachers are at school.
The secret of Religion's rule,
When thou hast lawful liberty
And all thy teachers are at school.
The Woman-Spirit leads the Man;
Higher and higher I see them climb,
The pilgrims of a trackless plan,
Among the folded hills of Time.
Higher and higher I see them climb,
The pilgrims of a trackless plan,
Among the folded hills of Time.
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