June 4
Companions of the Way (Morning)Lord, Thou wilt ordain peace for us.
FROM above us and from under, In the ocean and the thunder, Thou preludest to the wonder Of the Paradise to be: For a moment we may guess Thee From Thy creatures that confess Thee When the morn and even bless Thee, And Thy smile is on the sea.
Then from something seen or heard, Whether forests softly stirred, Or the speaking of a word, Or the singing of a bird, Cares and sorrows cease. For a moment on the soul Falls the rest that maketh whole, Falls the endless peace.
O the hush from earth's annoys! O the heavens, O the joys Such as priest and singing-boys Cannot sing or say! There is no more pain and crying, There is no more death and dying, As for sorrow and for sighing,— These shall flee away.
FREDERIC W. H. MYERS, Sunrise