Parsifal - A Mystical Drama By Richard Wagner Retold In The Spirit Of The Bayreuth Interpretation by Oliver Huckel
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And with it gave the radiant sacred Spear
That pierced the side and broke the suffering heart Of Him, our heavenly Saviour on the Cross, So that the water and the blood flowed forth In mingled tide,--the sacrifice of love. And for these precious witnesses of God That told to men of saving-health and power, The holy Titurel did build an holy house,-- A sanctuary-stronghold on the heights Of Monsalvat, forever given to God. And ye, blest servants of the Holy Grail, Ye know the sacred ways by which ye came Into this holy service. Ye gave all And purified your lives and hearts to God. And with the consecration came the power, By vision of the Grail, to do high deeds And live the life of warriors of God. This Klingsor came to holy Titurel And asked to come into the company. Long had he lived in yonder heathen vale Alone, and shunned by all his kind. I never knew what sin had stained his heart, Or why he sought the castle of the Grail; But holy Titurel discerned his heart And saw the festering evil of his life, And knew unholy purpose filled his soul And steadfastly refused him at the gates. Whereat in wrath the evil Klingsor swore That if he could not serve the Holy Grail, The Holy Grail should serve him by its power; |
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