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to the moon
Thou wer'st the same soft silvery hue,
When first thy beams were given
To bless a sinless world, and night
Curtained the new-made heaven;
When mother Eve looked up and praised
Thy light to Adam as she gazed.
When first thy beams were given
To bless a sinless world, and night
Curtained the new-made heaven;
When mother Eve looked up and praised
Thy light to Adam as she gazed.
And since that time, what mighty change
Thy watching eye hath seen;
And yet, thou'rt ever moving on
With the same quiet mien.
Does not thy knowledge turn thy brain?
'Tis sometimes so, when wit we gain.
Thy watching eye hath seen;
And yet, thou'rt ever moving on
With the same quiet mien.
Does not thy knowledge turn thy brain?
'Tis sometimes so, when wit we gain.
And thou art worshipped here by all
All hail thee with delight;
And who, for half the glare of day,
Would give thy blessed light?
Nature looks fairer, and thy sway
Old ocean owns, the wise ones say.
All hail thee with delight;
And who, for half the glare of day,
Would give thy blessed light?
Nature looks fairer, and thy sway
Old ocean owns, the wise ones say.
