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1893–1944

CANTICLE

Robert Nichols

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

“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 Beloved 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!”

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