Path, there's none that shall not clear;
Heart of man! why shouldst thou fear?

If for years should be thy quest,
If for years thou hast no rest,
If thou circlest earth and sea,
If thou worn and weary be--

Heart of man, lose not thy hope;
Door, there's none that shall not ope;
Path, there's none that shall not clear;
Heart of man! why shouldst thou fear?

[Sidenote: Balthazar Cometh]

"That," exclaimed Gaspard and Melchoir together, "is the voice of
Balthazar," and they hastened to meet him, for he was now almost at
the summit, and the refrain of his song was still upon his lips. At
that moment Balthazar sprang up from the sloping path into full view
of the two men, and, giving each a hand, exclaimed: "Gaspard,
Melchoir, beloved companions, I have found you at last. The peasants
below were not mistaken. From their description, I was certain I
should find you here. And you, too, have been searching these long
years for the kingdom of the Christ! and, like me, you have met with
disappointment; but, comrades, be not of faint heart:

Door, there's none that shall not ope;
Path, there's none that shall not clear.

Let us hasten down the mountain, for see! the sky is already growing