Deign in my heart, to light the holy flame,
And by my lips give glory to Thy name.
From the Italian of Celio Magno.
God of the fair and open sky!
How gloriously above us springs
The tented dome of heavenly blue,
Suspended on the rainbow’s rings!
Each brilliant star that sparkles through,
Each gilded cloud that wanders free
In evening’s purple radiance, gives