RELIGION, SCIENCE, AND ART.
'Twas in the early twilight of the dawn, While in the east glowed bright the morning star,That o'er a broad and dew-besprinkled lawn There walked a being sent from realms afar,Sent down from bright celestial spheres above To wander o'er this dark and ruined world,And by the Holy One whose name is Love, That sin might from its throne of state be hurled.
She passed upon her way with footstep light; Her lips the while moved oft as if in prayer,As if her soul in converse did unite With Him whose presence hovers ev'rywhere;And on she went, until advancing day Had tinged the east with gold and crimson dyes,Till fleecy clouds in all their fair array Their graceful forms spread o'er the deep-blue skies.
And then she fixed her sweet, benignant gaze Upon the heav'ns in reverential love,And, kneeling, offered orisons and praise To Him who ruleth o'er the powers above.
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