THE SELF AND SYMBOL Thou most Divine above all women Above all men in consciousness. Thou in thy nearness to me Hast shown me paths of love. Yea; walks that lead from hell To the great light; where life and love Do ever reign. Thou hast taught to me a patience To behold whatever state; However beautiful and joyful; however ugly and sorrowful. To know that these are all but The glimmerings of the greater life Expressions of the infinite. According to the finality of that moment Now to come; in the eternal now, which thou Sweet Presence, hast awakened me to I see the light the way. An everlasting illumination That takes me to the gate; the open door To the house of God.