Pillowed in prayerful thought the wakeful seer. 1280 Without, broods darkness o'er a dreaming world; Within, an angel's face turns night to day: "A messenger from God[20] to thee I come; Thy sins are pardoned through thy penitence; Henceforward heard in every creed and clime The good and evil tongues that trump thy fame. Behold!" Amazement now fresh wonder views; And while enwrapt, as wave-like visions roll Their spirit splendors on that gifted gaze, 1290 In words akin to these the tale tells on: "A slumbering secret hides in yonder hill, Graven on gold, in characters unknown-- Unknown to thee, but known to me and mine, The language of my people, ages gone. Beside the sacred volume, buried there At His behest who gave my sire command, The seer-stones, Urim, Thummim, named of old, Whereby thou shalt dispel the mystery That hangs above this heaven-favored land, 1300 And Joseph, speaking from the dust, shall join With Judah, page to page[21], God's grace to tell. "But be aware, lest Mammon's charm allure, And tempt from truer wealth that shines within. More than the lamp the light--be this thy quest: Seek thou the gold that gilds eternity. "The winter of the Gentile reign is o'er, And Israel's springtime putteth forth its leaves. Fruit planted in the gardens of the past Hath ripened and is ready for the fall[22]. 1310 "Elias comes[23], Messiah's Messenger, God's host to summon, and His house to save-- First by persuasion's pleading; that contemned, By voice of wrath and stroke of violence. He speaks--the mountains kneel, the valleys rise; Rolls to the north the land-dividing wave; Equality--nay, justice, holds the helm, Each hath his own, the lost lamb finds the fold. Elias comes--'tis restitution's reign, And order hurls disorder from the throne. 1320 "War sheathes his fangs, aloft on fearless wing Peace broods above a restful universe; A common faith and interest unite, But conscience still her fullest freedom[24] sees. Wider than Church extends the Kingdom's bound: The law from Zion, and the royal word, The Monarch's edict, from Jerusalem; A centralized diffusion's balanced sway, God's might, man's right, in equilibrium. "Babel no more--stilled all her strifeful tongues; 1330 The primal language[25] o'er the world prevails; And all is found again as at the first, While ransomed hosts, rejoicing, shout and sing: The Lord His ancient people hath redeemed; The Lord hath gathered all things into one; And earth becomes a heaven, for she is clothed In garments as the glory of His light Who reigneth in the midst, Life's Majesty.