The thinking Spirit in the act of thought.
Out of the narrow bounds of earth and time
Is lifted, and, if rightly moved, is brought
To realms eternal – infinite – sublime.
Earth bounden Souls – for you – what can be done,
Who only see in Man the earthly clod?
Some are born blind and cannot see the sun,
Some blind in Spirit cannot see their God,
Some, willfully are soul destroyers ! They
Choose darkness rather than the light of day.
But the pure spirits who have humbly trod
The upward paths, to all men open free,
Have looked into the very face of God
And gained the gift of immortality.
(Edwin Exon)
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