While all above join in the strain
Of ceaseless praises to thy name.
2 The sun on golden chariot rides,
And sends to earth his rays of light;
While darkness from his brightness hides,
And vanishes from human sight;
This sunlight, when it comes to earth,
Declares thy goodness gave it birth.
3 The moon and stars, that rule at night,
And smile upon this world of wrong,