Gaunt in gloom, br The pale stars their torches, br Enshrouded, wave. br Ghostfires from heaven's far verges faint illume, br Arches on soaring arches, br Night's sindark nave. br br Seraphim, br The lost hosts awaken br To service till br In moonless gloom each lapses muted, dim, br Raised when she has and shaken br Her thurible. br br And long and loud, br To night's nave upsoaring, br A starknell tolls br As the bleak incense surges, cloud on cloud, br Voidward from the adoring br Waste of souls.