O God, that first commandment came,
Forth leaped the sun; and earth and sky
Lay in his light, and felt his flame.
2"Let there be light!"--The light of grace
And truth, a darkling world to bless,
Came with thy word, when on our race
Broke forth the Sun of Righteousness.
3Light of our souls! how strong it grows:
That sun, how wide his beams he flings,
As up the glorious sky he goes,