By Vera Eyton Wavell

COMPANIONED by Thy visible glory, the rising sun,
I turn to Thee, Lord of the world, O Vibrant Life;
My body temple rests, and fleshly mind is stilled—
While all awareness centers on that place within my heart,
Sacred, profound, where Thy Divinity abides.
Calmly, with concentrated love I think on Thee,
And tidal waves of bliss suffuse my being,
While that thick curtain of my mortal sense,
Which used to hang so dark twixt Thee and me
When first I sought Thee in the silence,
More tenuous becomes, till now almost—
Almost—Thou art revealed to me . . .
O Love, O Life, Supernal Light!
I feel Thy yearning tenderness reach out
Drawing me up to consciousness of Thee,
Into ascension where increasing love
Shall rend the curtain of carnality
Dissolving all that false belief hath wrought,
Merging me into ecstasy of union
Where I shall know myself as one with Thee,
Where I shall face all unafraid Thy radiance,
And find within Thy very heart of Love
My heart established for eternity.
Thus shalt Thou make of me the chalice holy
Of Thy Divinity that all may drink,
Thus render strong my hand to raise the weary,
Through me restore Thy vision to the blind,
And make my speech Thy golden gift of comfort,
That all may hear Thee say, “Lo, here AM I!”
For I would serve Thee, Lord;
O I would serve Thee.
Once having seen the glimmer of Thy Light
And having felt Thy Love pervade my being,
Thy sacred fount endowing me with life.
Thou dost inspire my spirit to Thy purpose.
There is none else, there is none else for me!
Transcendent Love, O lead me in the silence
To consummated unity with Thee.

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