One by one pure thoughts and holy
Lift us out of self and sin;
One by one bright gleams of glory
Show the goal we all would win.
One by one our trusts are strengthened,
As our lives to thee we give;
One by one our days are lengthened,
As in love we move and live.
One by one our aims grow purer.
As our deeds reflect our God;
One by one our songs are clearer,
As we rise above the clod.
One by one the years move onward
To the time of prophets told;
One by one their words float homeward,
Singing of one Lord, one fold.
Then within Love's ever-presence
We shall live amidst its light.
Knowing full that great Effulgence
Which men call the Infinite.
Know the mysteries of His kingdom,
Hear the chants of Spirit sung.
Be at one with that great Wisdom
From which all creation sprung.
