I have a hundred lives before me yet br To grasp thee in, O Spirit ethereal, br Be sure I will with heart insatiate br Pursue thee like a hunter through them all. br br Thou yet shalt turn back on the eternal way br And with awakened vision watch me come br Smiling a little at errors past and lay br Thy eager hand in mine, its proper home. br br Meanwhile made happy by thy happiness br I shall approach thee in things and people dear, br And in thy spirit's motions half-possess, br Loving what thou hast loved, shall feel thee near, br br Until I lay my hands on thee indeed br Somewhere among the stars, as 'twas decreed.