I know not from what distant time br thou art ever coming nearer to meet me. br Thy sun and stars can never keep thee hidden from me for aye. br br In many a morning and eve thy footsteps have been heard br and thy messenger has come within my heart and called me in secret. br br I know not only why today my life is all astir, br and a feeling of tremulous joy is passing through my heart. br br It is as if the time were come to wind up my work, br and I feel in the air a faint smell of thy sweet presence.