Millions this day before Thee bowed;

Their faces heavenward were set,

Their vows to Thee, O God! they vowed.

2 Still as the light of morning broke

O’er island, continent, and deep,

Thy far-spread family awoke,

Sabbath all round the world to keep.

3 From east to west the sun surveyed,

From north to south, adoring throngs;

And still where evening stretched her shade