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AIL, orient Conqueror of gloomy Night!
Thou that canst shed the bliss of gratitude
On hearts howe'er insensible or rude;

Whether thy punctual visitations smite

The haughty towers where monarchs dwell;

Or thou, impartial Sun, with presence bright
Cheer'st the low threshold of the peasant's cell!
Not unrejoiced I see thee climb the sky

In naked splendour, clear from mist or haze,
Or cloud approaching to divert the rays,

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Which even in deepest winter testify

Thy power and majesty,

Dazzling the vision that presumes to gaze.
-Well does thine aspect usher in this Day;
As aptly suits therewith that modest pace
Submitted to the chains

That bind thee to the path which God ordains
That thou shalt trace,

Till, with the heavens and earth, thou pass away!
Nor less, the stillness of these frosty plains,
Their utter stillness, and the silent grace
Of yon ethereal summits white with snow,
(Whose tranquil pomp and spotless purity
Report of storms gone by

To us who tread below)

Do with the service of this Day accord.
-Divinest Object which the uplifted eye
Of mortal man is suffered to behold;

Thou, who upon yon snow-clad Heights hast poured

Meek lustre, nor forget'st the humble Vale;

Thou who dost warm Earth's universal mould,

And for thy bounty wert not unadored

By pious men of old;

Once more, heart-cheering Sun, I bid thee hail!
Bright be thy course to-day, let not this promise fail!

II.

'Mid the deep quiet of this morning hour,
All nature seems to hear me while I speak,
By feelings urged that do not vainly seek
Apt language, ready as the tuneful notes

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