The alphabet of immensity,
By which I read, in dazzling light,
The lofty name of the Infinite.
Shine on! Shine on! in your depths of blue,
’Till every heart can read it too,
And every raptured eye that’s bent
Up to the studded firmament,
Catches the glow of your ceaseless rays,
And glistens in the Eternal’s praise.
Beautiful stars! ’Neath your rich beams,