Laudis Corona ‎#139

139. I rise from dreams of time

1 I rise from dreams of time,
From the shadows of this life,
From the tombs and places waste,
From an earth of sin and strife;
I rise from dreams of time,
An angel guides my feet, my feet
To thy sacred altar-throne,
Whereon my heart doth beat,
To thy sacred altar-throne,
Whereon my heart doth beat.

2 A lone lamp quivers still,
And a wondrous silence reigns;
Only with voice low and mild,
The Holy One complains:
"Long have I waited here,
And tho' thou heed'st not me, not me,
The heart of Mary's Son
Beats ever on for thee,
The heart of Mary's Son
Beats ever on for thee."

3 In the womb of Maiden meek,
In the Cradle, on the Tree,
Heart of undying love,
It lived, loved, broke for me:
While around me thunders peal,
Yet, as then, behold me now,
By Thy pierced and wounded Hands
By Thy torn and bleeding Brow.

4 O voice of the inward ear!
O voice of complaining love!
O Thou art awful God,
To realms below and above!
Thou waitest and pleadest here,
And canst not from us part,
O veiled and wondrous Son!
O love of the Sacred Heart!

Text Information

• First Line: I rise from dreams of time
• Title: I rise from dreams of time
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1880

Tune Information

• Name: [I rise from dreams of time]
• Key: G Major or modal