Classic Poem

Beyond the golden gates of Song
Who treads with reverent feet shall find
The dreams and visions cherished long,
The loftier longings unresigned;

The sacred memories that wake
Our lives to noble yearnings still,
The quiet love no years can break
Nor any earthly hour fulfil;

And many a dear and distant hour
When gladness flooded land and sea,
And many a word whose tender power
Yet stirs our souls to victory;

And so to win our lives' release
From out the world's tumultuous throng,
We pass, with lips that sue for peace,
Beyond the golden gates of Song.