James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.
July 26Parsifalat Baireuth
By Irving Browne (18351899)
O
When worldly light and pleasure fail,
And magic radiance all around
Glows through the Holy Grail!
Uplifted on these strains divine,
Feel love and mercy without end
In pitying Christ that shine!
And let the world’s repining small
Within thy bosom find relief,
Thou sorrower for all!
Each troubled heart in reverence bends,
And for one fleeting moment blest
The Holy Dove descends.