“Greet me better than so, For to Him who loveth me well I go, And I am no more sad. Lo! dimmed as ye near the earth below, Is the sweet light of your eyes; And with light of God do I shine and glow As aloft I rise.” Then with an angel on either hand, The soul sped through the skies, And when she came to the angel land, To the country of Paradise, She was a stranger guest no more, For to her was opened the heavenly door, She saw the Beloved Face. Forth flowed her heart in weeping blest, She said, “My Lord, I have found my rest In the glory of Thy grace. I needs must praise Thee and adore, For evermore, for evermore. Whence came I here? I am lost in Thee; I can think no more of the earth below, Nor of the sorrow and weeping there. I had thought to tell Thee my grief and woe, But, Lord, I have seen Thee, and nought I know, But that Thou art fair.” |