I.
Hail! Gentle Master, Grave and Sweet!Here at Thy shrine we bend the knee;With island flowers we deck Thy feet,And golden corn we bring to Thee.Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
Hail! Gentle Master, Grave and Sweet!Here at Thy shrine we bend the knee;With island flowers we deck Thy feet,And golden corn we bring to Thee.Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
Hail! Gentle Master, Grave and Sweet!Here at Thy shrine we bend the knee;With island flowers we deck Thy feet,And golden corn we bring to Thee.Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
Hail! Gentle Master, Grave and Sweet!
Here at Thy shrine we bend the knee;
With island flowers we deck Thy feet,
And golden corn we bring to Thee.
Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,
Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
II.
Thy pitying eyes we see downcast,Yet are they fain to tell us this—Sometime, somewhere, life's ocean[AV]past,We all shall taste immortal bliss!Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
Thy pitying eyes we see downcast,Yet are they fain to tell us this—Sometime, somewhere, life's ocean[AV]past,We all shall taste immortal bliss!Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
Thy pitying eyes we see downcast,Yet are they fain to tell us this—Sometime, somewhere, life's ocean[AV]past,We all shall taste immortal bliss!Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
Thy pitying eyes we see downcast,
Yet are they fain to tell us this—
Sometime, somewhere, life's ocean[AV]past,
We all shall taste immortal bliss!
Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,
Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
III.
No adoration, praise, or prayerHast Thou enjoined whilst here we live;But our great love can scarce forbearTo pay Thee all our hearts can give.Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,[AW]Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
No adoration, praise, or prayerHast Thou enjoined whilst here we live;But our great love can scarce forbearTo pay Thee all our hearts can give.Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,[AW]Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
No adoration, praise, or prayerHast Thou enjoined whilst here we live;But our great love can scarce forbearTo pay Thee all our hearts can give.Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,[AW]Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!
No adoration, praise, or prayer
Hast Thou enjoined whilst here we live;
But our great love can scarce forbear
To pay Thee all our hearts can give.
Star of our Night, Orb of our Day,[AW]
Thou art our Refuge, Thou our Stay!