So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found; Among the faithless, faithful only he.
Faithful found among the faithless.
And to the faithful: death, the gate of life.
Suffering for truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.
Oft he seems to hide his face, / But unexpectedly returns / And to his faithful champion hath in place / Bore witness gloriously.
The seraph Abdiel, faithful found, / Among the faithless, faithful only he.