Bring, O morn, thy mu­sic!
Night, thy star­lit si­lence!
Oceans, laugh the rap­ture
To the storm winds cours­ing free!
Suns and pla­nets chor­us,
Thou art our cre­at­or,
Who wert, and art,
And ev­er­more shalt be!

Life and death, Thy crea­tures,
Praise Thee, migh­ty Giv­er!
Praise and pray­er are ris­ing
In Thy beast and bird and tree:
Lo! they praise and van­ish,
Vanish at Thy bid­ding,
Who wert, and art,
And ev­er­more shalt be!

Light us! lead us! love us!
Cry Thy grop­ing na­tions,
Pleading in the thou­sand tongues,
But nam­ing on­ly Thee,
Weaving blind­ly out
Thy ho­ly, hap­py pur­pose,
Who wert, and art,
And ev­er­more shalt be!

Life nor death can part us,
O Thou Love eter­nal,
Shepherd of the wan­der­ing star
And souls that way­ward flee!
Homeward draws the spir­it
To Thy Spir­it yearn­ing,
Who wert, and art
And ev­er­more shalt be!