The Pillars of the Nave: Isaiah

Deep-vision'd son of Amoz ! with fix'd gaze
And full-tranc'd eyelid, when the illumin'd rays
Fell on thy heart and to thy ravish'd sense
Rose future scenes hid in Omnipotence :—

Whether when hell was moved, and from its throne
Arose to greet the crown-less Babylon,
Or lifted earth, and the descending sky
In vocal gladness blend, as feeling nigh
The coming of th' eternal Jubilee ;
And mountains find a voice, and the glad sea
Listens with all his isles ; - or from thy brow
A hand unseen the curtain lifts, and, lo,
Dread judgments lower o'er guilty Israel ;
And, by near shadows made more visible,
Bright scenes come forth ; like landscapes, baffling thought,
Pictur'd afar on hanging clouds, and brought
To a strange nearness ; fairer than the state
Which evening pours upon Heaven's western gate,
Or music opens, with a touch of light
Bringing lost Eden on the inward sight."

At every turn the Man of Sorrow stands,
Bearing the key to those unearthly lands.