The Remembered Song

THE HOLY INSTANT

Each instant celebrates another birth
More perfect than the last, as time goes on
To meet eternity. Yet one can come
Between each instant and the next, to make
The interval a shortening of time
By an immeasurable leap ahead.
How near the goal seems afterwards! How sure
The journey’s Guide, how true his words, how pure
The Son of God to whom He speaks. And see
How quickly doubt is lost in certainty.