In the stillness of night Wisdom came and stood By my bed. She gazed upon me like a tender mother And wiped away my tears, and said : 'I have heard The cry of your spirit and I am come to comfort it. Open your heart to me and I shall fill it with light. Ask of me and I shall show you the way of truth.' And I said : 'Who am I, Wisdom, and how came I to this frightening place? What manner of things Are these mighty hopes and these many ...