Hast thou, from heights the Spirit hath attained,
Beheld the world beneath thee, as a dream,
Dissolve in nothingness,—the while its mean
Desires, and meaner joys, no longer chained
Thee to thyself, but, lost these limits, gained
Thy universal Being? Hast thou seen
All earth-forged barriers removed, till e'en
God merged in thee, and thou in Him remained?
Oh! weary, world-bound mind, which hath conceived
God high above thee, throned, personified,—
Thou shalt with sin and suffering be tried,
Till of thy small beliefs thou art relieved,
And faith through understanding hath perceived
The Mind Immortal, real and unified.
