I see thine image through my tears to-night, br And yet to-day I saw thee smiling. How br Refer the cause?--Beloved, is it thou br Or I, who makes me sad? The acolyte br Amid the chanted joy and thankful rite br May so fall flat, with pale insensate brow, br On the altar-stair. I hear thy voice and vow, br Perplexed, uncertain, since thou art out of sight, br As he, in his swooning ears, the choir's amen.