In This Consecrated Hall

Such joy pervades this night of gathered souls,

As if the tread of silent angel feet

Quicken the earth and wake from sleep and dream

The Presence in the heart of all who sing.

A gracious harmony, a pure delight

Descends into this living house of God,

A music now we hear unheard before

Or only in the unattainable spheres;

Hearts are charged and holy bodies glow,

A force divine unites our disparate lives,

In this consecrated hall our oneness find

In essence and in offering and love.