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When, bright with purple and with gold,
 Come priest and holy Cardinal,
 And borne above the heads of all
The gentle Shepherd of the Fold.

O joy to see before I die
 The only God-anointed King,
 And hear the silver trumpets ring
A triumph as He passes by.

Or at the altar of the shrine
 Holds high the mystic sacrifice,
 And shows a God to human eyes
Beneath the veil of bread and wine.

iv.

For lo, what changes time can bring!
 The cycles of revolving years
 May free my heart from all its fears,—
And teach my lips a song to sing.

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