Ethereal vibrations
And soulful pulsations
⁠Of song,
Afloat on the air
—- More aspiring than prayer —-
⁠How strong
The wings that uplift !
As soaring adrift,
⁠A throng
Of angels there are,
And an echoing star,
⁠As along
You rise ever higher.
Sole voice of a choir
⁠How long
Shall we follow your flight,
Through crystaline night,
⁠And belong
—- Through the high vaults of space --
To your archangel's face.
⁠And long,
—- With the heavens still ringing —-
To be one with your singing ?