Ye priests of men, ye priests ordained
By the pure hands of God alone,
Live on! for we, through you, have gained
Our stablishment, that else were gone.
Awake, ye silent priests, and move
With power, throughout the approaching years!
Ye sinews of all human love,
Ye just of Sodom, Wrath appears!
Awake, awake, and gain for men
Time, yet, to lust and sin again!