THE PROPHET LOST IN THE HILLSAT EVENING
StrongGod which made the topmost starsTo circulate and keep their course,Remember me; whom all the barsOf sense and dreadful fate enforce.Above me in your heights and tall,Impassable the summits freeze,Below the haunted waters callImpassable beyond the trees.I hunger and I have no bread.My gourd is empty of the wine.Surely the footsteps of the deadAre shuffling softly close to mine!It darkens. I have lost the ford.There is a change on all things made.The rocks have evil faces, Lord,And I am awfully afraid.Remember me! the Voids of HellExpand enormous all around.Strong friend of souls, Emmanuel,Redeem me from accursed ground.The long descent of wasted days,To these at last have led me down;Remember that I filled with praiseThe meaningless and doubtful waysThat lead to an eternal town.I challenged and I kept the Faith,The bleeding path alone I trod;It darkens. Stand about my wraith,And harbour me—almighty God!
StrongGod which made the topmost starsTo circulate and keep their course,Remember me; whom all the barsOf sense and dreadful fate enforce.Above me in your heights and tall,Impassable the summits freeze,Below the haunted waters callImpassable beyond the trees.I hunger and I have no bread.My gourd is empty of the wine.Surely the footsteps of the deadAre shuffling softly close to mine!It darkens. I have lost the ford.There is a change on all things made.The rocks have evil faces, Lord,And I am awfully afraid.Remember me! the Voids of HellExpand enormous all around.Strong friend of souls, Emmanuel,Redeem me from accursed ground.The long descent of wasted days,To these at last have led me down;Remember that I filled with praiseThe meaningless and doubtful waysThat lead to an eternal town.I challenged and I kept the Faith,The bleeding path alone I trod;It darkens. Stand about my wraith,And harbour me—almighty God!
StrongGod which made the topmost starsTo circulate and keep their course,Remember me; whom all the barsOf sense and dreadful fate enforce.
StrongGod which made the topmost stars
To circulate and keep their course,
Remember me; whom all the bars
Of sense and dreadful fate enforce.
Above me in your heights and tall,Impassable the summits freeze,Below the haunted waters callImpassable beyond the trees.
Above me in your heights and tall,
Impassable the summits freeze,
Below the haunted waters call
Impassable beyond the trees.
I hunger and I have no bread.My gourd is empty of the wine.Surely the footsteps of the deadAre shuffling softly close to mine!
I hunger and I have no bread.
My gourd is empty of the wine.
Surely the footsteps of the dead
Are shuffling softly close to mine!
It darkens. I have lost the ford.There is a change on all things made.The rocks have evil faces, Lord,And I am awfully afraid.
It darkens. I have lost the ford.
There is a change on all things made.
The rocks have evil faces, Lord,
And I am awfully afraid.
Remember me! the Voids of HellExpand enormous all around.Strong friend of souls, Emmanuel,Redeem me from accursed ground.
Remember me! the Voids of Hell
Expand enormous all around.
Strong friend of souls, Emmanuel,
Redeem me from accursed ground.
The long descent of wasted days,To these at last have led me down;Remember that I filled with praiseThe meaningless and doubtful waysThat lead to an eternal town.
The long descent of wasted days,
To these at last have led me down;
Remember that I filled with praise
The meaningless and doubtful ways
That lead to an eternal town.
I challenged and I kept the Faith,The bleeding path alone I trod;It darkens. Stand about my wraith,And harbour me—almighty God!
I challenged and I kept the Faith,
The bleeding path alone I trod;
It darkens. Stand about my wraith,
And harbour me—almighty God!