This is that blessed Mary, pre-elect br God's Virgin. Gone is a great while, and she br Dwelt young in Nazareth of Galilee. br Unto God's will she brought devout respect, br Profound simplicity of intellect, br And supreme patience. From her mother's knee br Faithful and hopeful; wise in charity; br Strong in grave peace; in pity circumspect. br br So held she through her girlhood; as it were br An angel-water'd lily, that near God br Grows and is quiet. Till, one dawn at home, br She woke in her white bed, and had no fear br At all,--yet wept till sunshine, and felt aw'd: br Because the fulness of the time was come.