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April 28, 2011

Baha'u'llah -- a poem by Thornton Chase



I.
O Light Divine Invisible!
   Immeasurable Light!
Eternal as Divinity!
   lmpenetrably Bright!
The living universe bows down
   And veils its face before Thee.
All angels and archangels bend
   And happily adore Thee.

II.
O Shining Spirit! Light of Light!
   All-flooding, radiant beam,
Eternally proceeding
   Forth from Him, the Lord Supreme;
To all immensity of life,
   Himself Thou art revealing;
With Thine intensity of light,
   Himself Thou art concealing.

III.
He is the Essence, Thou the Power,
   The Glory, Majesty.
The Omnipresence. He, Unknown
   And Nameless, save for Thee!
Above all height and depth is He,
   In His own SELF abiding;
Through Thee all depth and height He fills.
   Through Thee Creation guiding.

IV.
As light from flame, Thou art from Him;
   As fragrance from the flower;
As colors from the prism'd light;
   As rainbow from the shower;
As thought from mind; or word from thought;
   As deed by vision guided.
So He and Thou art only ONE.
   Not dual, nor divided.