Who Gave the Sun His Light

Who gave the Sun his light,
To charm the wond'ring sight,
Who cloath'd in verdure bright,
Earth's wealth bestowing breast?
What Pow'rs sublime command,
Bade Ocean's floods expand,
Then could their course arrest?

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Great God! these works were thine,
Wak'd by thy voice divine,
These wonders round us shine,
The Sun's bright beams,
Earth's verdant vest,
And Ocean's swelling flood,
Proclaim thee, gracious pow'r!
Most good, most wise, most great, most blest!

Then the vast thanks we owe,
In songs devout shall flow,
Thine 'tis thy pow'r to show,
And ours that power to praise,
While thus the votive lay,
In solemn sounds we pay,
Thus the full Chorus raise.

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