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Ascension
I will climb, I will climb,
Up the mountains, I said,
I will hear the glad chime
Of the stars overhead.
Up the mountains, I said,
I will hear the glad chime
Of the stars overhead.
I have listened too long
To the voices of earth,
And I pine for the song
Of the gods in their mirth.
To the voices of earth,
And I pine for the song
Of the gods in their mirth.
On the heights, on the hills,
Where the stars seem to rest,
Where bright manna distils
From the groves of the Blest.
Where the stars seem to rest,
Where bright manna distils
From the groves of the Blest.
I will stand, I will stand,
I will listen, all night,
For the songs of the land
Where the gods walk in light.
I will listen, all night,
For the songs of the land
Where the gods walk in light.
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Then I climbed, and I climbed.
Thro' the sweet sunset hour,
While the fairy bells chimed
From the castle and tower.
Thro' the sweet sunset hour,
While the fairy bells chimed
From the castle and tower.
I was fed on pure balm,
And I mounted aloft,
Thro' the blue floating calm,
On warm breezes and soft.
And I mounted aloft,
Thro' the blue floating calm,
On warm breezes and soft.
Till the glades and the dells
Vanish'd out of the day,
And the far fairy bells
Faded slowly away.
Vanish'd out of the day,
And the far fairy bells
Faded slowly away.
Then I stood all alone,
And Hope look'd from my eyes;
But the stars they had flown
Higher up, with the skies.
And Hope look'd from my eyes;
But the stars they had flown
Higher up, with the skies.
As I mounted my heaven
Had mounted with me,
And no song from the Seven
Burst majestic and free.
Had mounted with me,
And no song from the Seven
Burst majestic and free.
But mount higher and higher,
O clasper of stars!
Ascend like a fire
O'er the cloud's purple bars.
O clasper of stars!
Ascend like a fire
O'er the cloud's purple bars.
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If thy goal still retreat,
Know thy goal still is there;
And the starlight is sweet,
As it smiles down the air.
Know thy goal still is there;
And the starlight is sweet,
As it smiles down the air.
O! fed with pure balm,
Can that food be in vain?
Wilt thou leave the blue calm
For the dark earth again?
Can that food be in vain?
Wilt thou leave the blue calm
For the dark earth again?
If thy stars, if thy sky,
Fall and pass from thy sight,
Thou shalt climb till on high
Breaks a lordlier light.
Fall and pass from thy sight,
Thou shalt climb till on high
Breaks a lordlier light.
Thou shalt climb, thou shalt climb,
Up the mountains, and see
How a sky more sublime,
Sweeter stars wait for thee.
Up the mountains, and see
How a sky more sublime,
Sweeter stars wait for thee.
Thou shalt see the abodes
Where, in music and love,
Calm and regal, the gods
Lie and banquet above.
Where, in music and love,
Calm and regal, the gods
Lie and banquet above.
Thou shalt rest as they rest,
Thou shalt smile when they sing;
Thou shalt feast with the Blest,
And with kings be a king.
Thou shalt smile when they sing;
Thou shalt feast with the Blest,
And with kings be a king.
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