The candles wait in darkness,
waiting virgins hidden now,
wicks untouched by the fire
not yet hot and burning,
like two lovers longing
for holy consummation,
the candle and flame apart.
Who will come with holy fire?
Who will extinguish the dark?
Who will declare its time done?
Who comes with comforting words?
Who will rise and go forth now?
Who brings hope that light has come?
Now, arise, the light has come,
behold, the glory of the Lord
that has come to overcome
is about to come in fire
upon those circled virgins
who wait for holy fire
when the Lord's glory will shine.
(Isaiah 60:1-2)
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