The Secret Splendour

O Ganga of the In-world!

O Ganga of the in-world! luminous

With the calm passion of the Master's Will,

 Celestial Grace, thou flowest unto us,

Voiceful, from the remote Inerrable, -

Pure in thy beauty, softening the might

Of summits absolute or our valleyed ways,

That like a wondrous yet familiar light

Eternity may mingle with our days.

And, in thy deep melodious ecstasy

 Drowning all fear, our souls go fortified,

Daring the ultimate peaks of destiny,

 Seeking the dazzling fountain of thy tide,

To contemplate the illimitable form

Of Shiva silent like a frozen storm!

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