Before the promised coming of the Messiah, <br />Men sought shelter in caves near the sacred sea. <br />Rites of purification they practiced there, <br />Seeking for a new light to set them free. <br /> <br /> <br />We prepare a shrine worthy of Him, <br />For He is the communion of our dreams. <br />His are the Holy Elements we seek, <br />About which all earthly loveliness streams. <br /> <br /> <br />Every daybreak, the sun holds his devotions. <br />The horizon his altar for God's praise. <br />And for its blessed holy sacrament, <br />It distributes its brilliant erubescent rays. <br /> <br /> <br />Robins and buntings in feathery robes <br />With rapture ring their silver bells <br />To let every worthy believer know <br />That God upon His throne now dwells. <br /> <br /> <br />The mighty limbs of towering trees <br />Reach to embrace like the outstretched arm. <br />The divine cathedral brightly waits <br />Extending perfect greetings, so warm.<br /><br />Albert Price<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cathedral-essence/
