I don't think there's a poem in the English language that couldn't be improved by a reading from Richard Burton - he's practically an institution in British poetry! This is no exception.
I think the power in this piece comes from how it invokes, shamelessly, the passion and determination of religious teaching. It's no quiet contemplation, no dry sermon, but an evocation of that intense, innate connection of humans with the infinite. Sunday school would have been a lot more interesting, haha.
I am awed by its fervour, even if its specific message, ultimately, falls on deaf ears ;)
RE: A Powerful Poem I Often Return to for Inspiration