And if (when weary of a long repose),
Thou dost invite an earth-refreshing storm,
When three-tongued lightnings in the heavens disclose
Terrific thunderclouds of grandest form,
Mantling the sky in blackest robes of night,
And rushing onward in confusion dire,
While deep explosions cause the timid fright,
And heaven and earth are filled with lurid fire;
Then is it that thy majesty we love;
Then we behold the wonders of thy power;