Now that shadows deepen, Star by star grows bright, What a breath of longing Floods the silent night! Through the sea of visions, Restless for its goal, All my soul is steering Ever toward thy soul. Take my soul, surrendered Quite to thee alone; Ah, thou knowest: never Can I be mine own! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN A MYRTLE SHADE by WILLIAM BLAKE QUATRAIN: FATE by RALPH WALDO EMERSON A SONG TO MITHRAS by RUDYARD KIPLING ASTROPHEL AND STELLA: FOURTH SONG by PHILIP SIDNEY ODES: BOOK 1: ODE 15. TO THE EVENING STAR by MARK AKENSIDE THE CAUTIOUS HOUSEHOLDER by ANAXILAS |