ADORATION

Calm, ead, secure ; behind high convent walls •

And Tî ^l WatC ^ 1 î^* cred lara P s ^ es « watch andpray. And i.t is one with them. when evening falls • P 7 '

And one with them, the cold reton of âay. ' "

T1Xe int h rffi n0t time:t ¥* mghts and days theymakë . Into a long, returning rosarv : • ■ • ■■

MeeknesT^ 5 ?" *■»«"** W Christ's sake: > Meekness and vigilance and chastity. :

A vowedpatrol in silent companies, ^ ' ' ."

In thfl^Â th 7 ¥ e - p before ** ^ng Christ in the dim chnrch,their prayers and penânceï '

Are fragrant incenseto the Sacrifice!. ' Outside, the world i s wild and passionate ■ "

Entrait T^ laU ^ hter ^d L skk dèspair - £.ntreat atthdr impénétrable e-ate- c ^ djr

They heed no voices in their dream ofprayer

They saw the glory of the world displayed Th. £ Cy Sa Y the bitter of it. and tfie sweet ■

l^Z ^ e /° Se I ° f the ™ rld should fïdê And be trod under by the hurrying feet ? ■

Therefore they rather put awaydes'ire

Because their comelinels wLSy. ^ '

AOd Of X wf 7 r - CSt ' ***** have seren « insight " -

Of the îlluminating dawn to be • S

Mary's sweet Star dispos for them the nieht

The proper darkness of humanity? g ' . .

Calm ,' sa f sfene ; with faces wom and mild • V«. f ? y theur choice of vigil is the be?t ? "

But there, beside the altar, there,is rest.

Ernest Dowson. '