Oh I marvellous the skies br Ere sunset close br Its rich, enormous rose, br Or dawn, too late, br Seem a supernal gate br That opens into midmost Paradise ! br br And yet more fair and strange br The silent dome br Of midnight's vigilled home, br Where star and star br The silent sentries arc br Of ramparts built beyond the reach of change. br br A thousand years from hence br Could I again br Within the House of Pain br Stand forth and see, br Their solemn legionry br Were stationed in the Vast's circumference. br br In governed ranks unstirred br Shall they abide, br In panoply and pride br Of guarding flame— br The watchword still the same br And changeless still their battle-song unheard.