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 Over her hung a canopy of state,
 Not of rich tissue, nor of spangled gold,
  But of read more 
 Over her hung a canopy of state,
 Not of rich tissue, nor of spangled gold,
  But of a substance, though not animate,
   Yet of a heavenly and spiritual mould,
    That only eyes of spirits might behold. 
Rain, rain, and sun! a rainbow in the sky!
Rain, rain, and sun! a rainbow in the sky!
 Hung on the shower that fronts the golden West,
 The rainbow bursts like magic on mine eyes!
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 Hung on the shower that fronts the golden West,
 The rainbow bursts like magic on mine eyes!
  In hues of ancient promise there imprest;
   Frail in its date, eternal in its guise. 
 There was an awful rainbow once in heaven;
 We know her woof, her texture; she is given
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 There was an awful rainbow once in heaven;
 We know her woof, her texture; she is given
  In the dull catalogue of common things.
   Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings. 
 Pride of the dewy morning,
 The swain's experienced eye
  From thee takes timely warning.
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 Pride of the dewy morning,
 The swain's experienced eye
  From thee takes timely warning.
   Nor trusts the gorgeous sky.
   - John Keble, 
 God loves an idle rainbow,
 No less than laboring seas.  
 God loves an idle rainbow,
 No less than laboring seas. 
 Bright pledge of peace and sunshine! the sure tie
 Of thy Lord's hand, the object of His eye!
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 Bright pledge of peace and sunshine! the sure tie
 Of thy Lord's hand, the object of His eye!
  When I behold thee, though my light be dim,
   Distinct, and low, I can in thine see Him
    Who looks upon thee from His glorious throne,
     And minds the covenant between all and One. 
 What skilful limner e'er would choose
 To paint the rainbow's varying hues,
  Unless to mortal it were read more 
 What skilful limner e'er would choose
 To paint the rainbow's varying hues,
  Unless to mortal it were given
   To dip his brush in dyes of heaven?