Give me a voice of mystic flame,
O God, I pray;
I would not speak unless the urge
Come from the skies;
I would be dumb as solemn death
And nothing say
Until my voice from the world's soul
As music rise.
When Thou would'st speak, let me proclaim
The vast emotion,
My notes all blending with the song
Of woods and ocean;
As Thou dost will, let utterance
Be my desire;
Lo, I would be for Thee alway
A tongue of fire.