The year begins in the winter,
And the day begins in the night,
And the soul that shall live forever
On the earth begins its flight.
The new year shall yet be summer;
The night shall be followed by day;
And the soul that shall live forever
From the earth shall speed away.
The earth is the night and the winter,
And heaven is summer and day;
As we tread on the steps of the hours
Be as sure and as patient as they.