Grim Night upon the heaving breast of Day,

Exulting with a demon’s own delight.

Reviving Sun again, with heaven-born might,

Upflung his hands, far up the eastern gray,

From the shining quiver of Divinity

Drew forth his shafts, white-hot with God’s own light,

And pierced the mail of Night, blood-rusting red,

With countless dazzling fire-tipped darts of gold.

Down into the Lethal power of Chaos dread

Sank vanquished Night with all the damned dead!