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Song of Day in Yosemite Valley
O thunderous opening of the unseen gate of solemn Heaven's Eternal Court!
Behold, clouds, tenants of the sky, sweep down from the Heavens unto a secret palace under the Earth!—
Aye, mighty Yosemite!—a glorious troop of the unsuffering souls of gods
Marches on with battle-sound against the unknown castle of Hell!—
Aye, a divine message of Heaven unto Earth—the darksome house of mortals—to awake!
Behold, clouds, tenants of the sky, sweep down from the Heavens unto a secret palace under the Earth!—
Aye, mighty Yosemite!—a glorious troop of the unsuffering souls of gods
Marches on with battle-sound against the unknown castle of Hell!—
Aye, a divine message of Heaven unto Earth—the darksome house of mortals—to awake!
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