Eternity

I sit,  
Quietly leafing  
Through  
The tattered pages  
Of an old  
Hymnal;  
 
There is  
Something here;
So remote,
So near;
 
I bow my head,  
Eyes open,  
Mutely asking  
For mercy.  
 
I cannot  
Shake  
From my mind  
The inexplicable  
Eternity  
Written  
On my heart.