Classic Poem

C ANTICLE

" O Day so bright,
Bring thou my Love to me,
In blinding, deep delight
And ecstacy.

" O Night so wide,
So black, keep close till He,
The light within my side
Seen, comes to me.

" O wandering Wind,
Sing in His ears the sum
Of longing, mad His mind,
Compel He come.

" Earth I adore,
From whom to whom I go,
Bring Him to me before
I return so.

" Sun, nought doth let
In journey or depart;
Make Him, arisen, set
Within my heart.

" O high white Moon,
Alone and glittering,
As you pull ocean soon,
My Belovid bring.

" O swelling Sea,
Cavernous in your sweep,
Make Him ingulph, drown me
Far in His deep.

" O Day, O Night,
O Moon, O Sun, O Sea,
O Wind, bring my Delight!
Bring Him to me! "