Rose of the Presence Mystical

Rose of the presence mystical

Blossom a fire in my heart,

Leap up, O Flame, consume the past

That I your splendour's counterpart

With all my ignorance unrobed

Bare to the very bones of me,

Protecting thorns to fall away,

Revealed your perfumed mystery,

Your beauty vying with the dawn

In rainbows of perfection's hues

Shed delight in prayerful hands

No longer beauty to misuse

By careless touch and straying eyes

But drink the draughts of Paradise.