Nothing can vex the Devil more Than the name of him whom we adore. Therefore doth it delight me best To stand in the choir among the rest, With the great organ trumpeting Through its metallic tubes, and sing: Et verbum caro factum est! [And the Word was made flesh!] These words the devil cannot endure, For he knoweth their meaning well! Him they trouble and repel, Us they comfort and allure, And happy it were, if our delight Were as great as his affright!

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nothing can vex the Devil more Than the name of him whom we adore. Therefore doth it delight me best To stand in the choir among the rest, With the great organ trumpeting Through its metallic tubes, and sing: Et verbum caro factum est! [And the Word was made flesh!] These words the devil cannot endure, For he knoweth their meaning well! Him they trouble and repel, Us they comfort and allure, And happy it were, if our delight Were as great as his affright!" in the context of "Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christus: A Mystery (1872) Part II. The Golden Legend: Second Interlude. Martin Luther. A Chamber in the Wartburg. Morning. Martin Luther Writing. Martin Luther." to mean that wisdom is timeless.