The South Transept: The Epistle and Gospel XV

And now her Lord is seen no more on earth,
From the blest Three in One, withdrawn from view,
She showers down blessings of our better birth
In falls of streaming light and pearly dew,
Life-giving precepts, heavenly helps, and true
Unfading hopes : till all is eloquent
Within this house roof'd o'er with crystal blue,
The earth, and sea, and glowing firmament,
Threefold one temple form, their Maker's holy tent.