Latter-Day Psalms/The Heavens Declare
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THE HEAVENS DECLARE
Hast thou heard the song of the heavens, the chorus of innumerable stars?
If thou lie out in the darkness on the bare heath when the music of the wind is at rest, and the murmur of men is very far away; if thou listen with all thy soul, thou shalt hear the song of the heavens.
Thou shalt know that thou art clinging to a little star that is like a mote flying on the storm. And the voices of the mighty shall be about thee.
They shall be singing a great song. They shall overwhelm thee with harmony.
The Spirit of Man lifteth up her voice in the chorus. There were not harmony without her.
Thou shalt hear her song rising beside thee as it were the song of a child; but the voices of the mighty shall overwhelm thee even from the heavens that lie beyond thy sight.
The purport of the singing thou shalt not understand; but thy soul shall be filled with music.
Thy soul shall respond as it were a harp answering to the wind. Thy soul shall be musical according to her capacity.
There shall no more of the harmony enter thee than thou canst bear; but thou shalt feel glory round about thee.
Thou shalt hear lamentation as of a passionate sorrow, that mourneth in all the regions of heaven;
The sorrow in which beauty shall be brought forth; the terror of the darkness where there shall be light.
Thou shalt hear triumph as of one glorying in his death; the triumph of spirit fulfilled.
Thou shalt hear, as it were a melody exceeding sweet, the truth of that which thou callest love, when thou feelest it a little and art exalted.
But what is thy loving to the loving of the heavens, whereby they are made one?
Whereby the past liveth in the future; whereby the future and the past are one.
The voice of Heaven is one voice, singing a song of praise.
The voice of Heaven is one voice, singing a song of love.
Heaven prepareth for her beloved. The beloved of Heaven is God.
If thou lie out in the darkness on the bare heath when the music of the wind is at rest, and the murmur of men is very far away; if thou listen with all thy soul, thou shalt hear the song of the heavens.
Thou shalt know that thou art clinging to a little star that is like a mote flying on the storm. And the voices of the mighty shall be about thee.
They shall be singing a great song. They shall overwhelm thee with harmony.
The Spirit of Man lifteth up her voice in the chorus. There were not harmony without her.
Thou shalt hear her song rising beside thee as it were the song of a child; but the voices of the mighty shall overwhelm thee even from the heavens that lie beyond thy sight.
The purport of the singing thou shalt not understand; but thy soul shall be filled with music.
Thy soul shall respond as it were a harp answering to the wind. Thy soul shall be musical according to her capacity.
There shall no more of the harmony enter thee than thou canst bear; but thou shalt feel glory round about thee.
Thou shalt hear lamentation as of a passionate sorrow, that mourneth in all the regions of heaven;
The sorrow in which beauty shall be brought forth; the terror of the darkness where there shall be light.
Thou shalt hear triumph as of one glorying in his death; the triumph of spirit fulfilled.
Thou shalt hear, as it were a melody exceeding sweet, the truth of that which thou callest love, when thou feelest it a little and art exalted.
But what is thy loving to the loving of the heavens, whereby they are made one?
Whereby the past liveth in the future; whereby the future and the past are one.
The voice of Heaven is one voice, singing a song of praise.
The voice of Heaven is one voice, singing a song of love.
Heaven prepareth for her beloved. The beloved of Heaven is God.