There was a mortal, who is now above
In the mid glory: he, when near to die,
Was given communion with the Crucified,--
Such, that the Master's very wounds were stamped
Upon his flesh;[29] and, from the agony 599
Which thrilled through body and soul in that embrace
Learn that the flame of the Everlasting Love
Doth burn ere it transform....
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... Hark to those sounds!
They come of tender beings angelical,
Least and most childlike of the sons of God.