Dedication

Thou art my essence, thou my heart,

both bliss and woe to me thou art,

thou art the world that I discover,

thou art the heav'n in which I hover,

o thou my chest, deep in a grave

To which I e'er my sorrows gave.

Thou art repose, my peaceful living,

from heaven thou art to me given.

That thou lov'st me ennobles me,

thy gaze has sent me clarity,

thy love lifts me above myself

my loving soul, my better self.