And the bright glories of the better land
Unto him given,
O, be with us, and keep us in the way
That leads, through this dark night, to an unending day!
Strengthen our hearts
To bear, with fortitude, the ills of time;
Preserve them ever from the winter’s rime,
So let our parts
Be acted, that again the prayer and song
We may together blend, and through all time prolong!