3Worldlings blindly may refuse her,

Close their eyes and call it night;

Learned scoffers may abuse her,

But they cannot quench her light!

4Thrones may totter, empires crumble,

All their glories cease to be;

While she, Christ-like, crowns the humble,

And from bondage sets them free.

5God himself will e'er defend her

From the fury of her foe,