VOLURA'S VISION.
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But both with rapt devotion viewed the scene;And ringing clear, through purest ether borne,They heard from far the music of the spheres.
A silence passed, and then the angel said,While tears celestial filled her holy eyes,"O Mighty One! who rul'st the universe,From angels, seraphim, and starry spheresTo Thee be ever praise and glory giv'n."
Still, on Creation's verge they only stood;Through regions more profound of boundless spaceWere countless nebulæ dispersed around.They soared away 'mid regions still more bright;And o'er Volura now the angel spreadHer wing, to shield her from the dazzling beams.But now a change; for hitherto their wayHad only been through realms of glorious light;But far removed from these resplendent scenesBefore them lay a lone and darksome void,So far remote that rays of distant sunsCould only of this darkness twilight make.So wondrous to Volura was the changeFrom light to shade, she scarce could tell the way,Till once again the angel spread her wings,Reflecting from their folds now heav'nly light.
