The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. II: I see not those false spirits

soul I see not those false spirits; shall I see My dearest Master, when I reach His Throne? angel Yes, – for one moment thou shalt see thy Lord. One moment; but thou knowest not, my child, What thou dost ask: that sight of the Most Fair Will gladden thee, but it will pierce thee too. soul Thou speakest darkly, Angel; and an awe Falls on me, and a fear lest I be rash. angel There was a mortal, who is now above In the mid glory: he, when near to die, Was given communion with the Crucified, – Such, that the Master's very wounds were stamped Upon his flesh; and, from the agony Which thrilled through body and soul in that embrace, Learn that the flame of the Everlasting Love Doth burn ere it transform ...