Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PART SECOND THE CONSECRATION OF THE ORGAN THE CATHEDRAL 1 Andante maestoso Above the City’s proudest mansions towering, Its double spires sublime, cross-crowned, cloud- high, The Century-plant of Art reveals its flowering In yon Cathedral bulked against the sky. 2 The flying buttresses, the arches glorious, The grand, clear-story rising o'er the nave, The Campanile like a shaft victorious That Life has raised above the conquered grave; 3 The mullioned windows filled with pictured histories: Stern Prophets, grave Apostles, Angel Choirs, The Dove and Lamb and Lamp?the symbolled Mysteries, That glow in jewelled glass like living fires: ? At last the wondrous whole is fairly finished: ? From corner-stone to finial it has grown. Oh, may its Splendour never be diminished, Its perfect Beauty never be o'erthrown! Heart-weary Pilgrims from far lands slow wandering Shall feel a quickened pulse to see this shrine. Low-bowing, on each marvel solemn-pondering, They know the Glory here is all divine! 6 The golden Flame that fires each Orient oriel At morn shall first kiss that resplendent Rose, A radiant Sign from ages immemorial That Light from Darkness ever surely grows! THE DRUID GROVE 1 Allegro Out of the Darkness Day is born ? Night is Mother of the Morn! So from the mirk of Ignorance The Sun of Knowledge must advance; So from Superstition’s night Leaps Religion’s kindly light. On this temple-flowering height Thro’ the misty ages stood, Druid-tenanted, a Wood. Chief or tribesman came not near Save with awe or pallid fear. Underneath the sacred Oak Scarred by many a lightning-stroke, Rose the Altar stained with gore, Carved with mystic Runic lore. At Midnight wild, barbaric chants, Sung by white-robed hierophants, Ech…
