Sun

Verse 1

Great God, amid the darksome night, Thy glories dart upon my sight, While, wrapt in wonder, I behold The silver moon and stars of glod.

Verse 2

But when I see the sun arise, And pour his glories o'er the skies, In more stupendous forms I view Thy greatness and thy goodness too.

Verse 3

Thy sun of suns, whose dazzling light Tries and confounds an angel's sight, How shall I glance mine eye at thee In all thy vast immensity?

Verse 4

Yet I may be allow'd to trace The distant shadow of thy face, As in the pale and sickly moon We trace the image of the sun.

Verse 5

In every work thy hands have made Thy power and wisdom are display'd; But, O! what glories all divine In my incarnate Savior thine!

Verse 6

He is my sun, beneath his wings My soul securely sits and sings; And there enjoys like those above, The balmy influence of thy love.

Verse 7

O may the vital strength and heat His cheering beams communicate, Enable me my course to run With the same vigor as the sun!