Dies Natalis, Op. 8: IV. Wonder: Arioso
How like an angel came I down!
How bright are all things here!
When first among His works I did appear
O how their glory me did crown!
The world resembled His Eternity
In which my soul did walk
And every thing that I did see
Did with me talk.
The skies in their magnificence
The lovely, lively air
O how divine, how soft, how sweet, how fair!
The stars did entertain my sense
And all the works of God, so bright and pure
So rich and great, did seem
As if they ever must endure
In my esteem.
A native health and innocence
Within my bones did grow
And while my God did all His Glories show
I felt a vigour in my sense
That was all Spirit. I within did flow
With seas of life, like wine
I nothing in the world did know
But 'twas Divine
Autor(es): Gerald Finzi, Thomas Traherne