Pass to thy Rendezvous of Light, 1
Pangless except for us－
Who slowly ford the Mystery
Which thou hast leaped across!
Pangless except for us－
Who slowly ford the Mystery
Which thou hast leaped across!
(F.1624/J.1564)
[1] thy:: a) Moses; b) one who died young. Rendezvous of Light:: a) mount Zion; b) the death.
[2] us:: a) people followed Moses; b) those who live longer.
[3] Mystery:: a) sacred place; b) a life full of unknown things.
[4] leaped across:: a) skipped; Moses died in mountain Abarim without entering the promised land, but went to Heaven directly; b) died young.
On this spot they designed to build up a great city and temple, as the great place of gathering to Zion, and as the great central rendezvous of the sect; ─ A History of Illinois (1854)