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Thus it is that thy joy in me is so full. Thus it is that thou

hast come down to me. O thou lord of all heavens, where would be

thy love if I were not?

Thou hast taken me as thy partner of all this wealth. In my heart

is the endless play of thy delight. In my life thy will is ever

taking shape.

And for this, thou who art the King of kings hast decked thyself

in beauty to captivate my heart. And for this thy love loses

itself in the love of thy lover, and there art thou seen in the

perfect union of two.

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Light, my light, the world-filling light, the eye-kissing light,

heart-sweetening light!

Ah, the light dances, my darling, at the centre of my life; the

light strikes, my darling, the chords of my love; the sky opens,

the wind runs wild, laughter passes over the earth.

The butterflies spread their sails on the sea of light. Lilies

and jasmines surge up on the crest of the waves of light.

The light is shattered into gold on every cloud, my darling, and

it scatters gems in profusion.