In one salutation to thee, my God, br let all my senses spread out and touch this world at thy feet. br br Like a rain-cloud of July br hung low with its burden of unshed showers br let all my mind bend down at thy door in one salutation to thee. br br Let all my songs gather together their diverse strains into a single current br and flow to a sea of silence in one salutation to thee. br br Like a flock of homesick cranes flying night and day br back to their mountain nests br let all my life take its voyage to its eternal home br in one salutation to thee.