 | Virginalia ; or, songs of my summer nights |  |
SOPHIA.
“The wise shall inherit glory.”,
—Bible.
—Bible.
What is wisdom, but the surely
Knowing of ourselves aright,
Whereby we, reflected purely,
Angels see in our own light.
Knowing of ourselves aright,
Whereby we, reflected purely,
Angels see in our own light.
Be thyself thine own Ideal,
Great Incarnate Soul of love!
If thou wouldst possess the Real
Here on earth of Heaven above.
Great Incarnate Soul of love!
If thou wouldst possess the Real
Here on earth of Heaven above.
In the Eternal Temple bowing
Of the wide world humbly bow,
Thanking God for thus bestowing
On thee power to worship so.
Of the wide world humbly bow,
Thanking God for thus bestowing
On thee power to worship so.
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Let each act of thine betoken
All the Truths you would declare;
And each Truth, whenever spoken,
Be exprest in words of prayer.
All the Truths you would declare;
And each Truth, whenever spoken,
Be exprest in words of prayer.
By thy soul's serenest travail,
Thou shalt into being bring
Truths which no one can unravel
But the Truths which thou dost sing.
Thou shalt into being bring
Truths which no one can unravel
But the Truths which thou dost sing.
Wisdom is from God—no evil
Can from Wisdom ever flow;
All our ignorance from the Devil,—
And, from Ignorance, all our woe!
Can from Wisdom ever flow;
All our ignorance from the Devil,—
And, from Ignorance, all our woe!
Dawn of Heaven's Eternal, Morning!
Break upon our raptured sight!
All our souls with Truth adorning—
Chase away the world's dark night.
Break upon our raptured sight!
All our souls with Truth adorning—
Chase away the world's dark night.
Oak Grove, Ga., August 10, 1842.
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