AMPHORA 
 
II 
 
Consecration of a Nun 
 
 
HE suns of Terra pale ; 
The mists of Terra flee ; 
To lift Thy veil we take Thy veil, 
And give our lives to Thee. 
 
Our hopes are sacrificed 
At Thy pellucid shrine. 
We worship CHRIST ; to wed with CHRIST 
We take Thy vows divine. 
 
O Thou supremely pure, 
Cleanse Thou this feeble clay ! 
Thy grace endure that we endure 
To that mirific day ! 
 
Our virgin brows and pale 
The holy Crown shall gird. 
Who took Thy veil shall lift Thy veil 
And hear the final Word. 
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