These temples grew as grows the grass Art might obey but not surpass And the same power that reared the shrine Bestrode the tribes that knelt within
The word unto the prophet spoken Was writ on tables yet unbroken The word by seers or sibyls told In groaves of oak and fanes of gold Still floats upon the morning wind
One flame and the countless host Seek the heart that never shows Still whispers to the willing mind In groaves of oak and fanes of gold The word by seers or sibyls told.