Of hope, with its gay, golden wing;

It whispers of peacefulness, purity, heaven,—

Of these lofty themes do I sing:

And this, this is why

I am named for the beautiful bow in the sky.

The rainbow is painted in colours most fair,

By the hand of the Father of love;

So the genius and talent my pages bespeak,

Are inspired by the Great Mind above:

And this, this is why