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 The sun, which passeth through pollutions and itself remains as 
pure as before.  
 The sun, which passeth through pollutions and itself remains as 
pure as before. 
 The sun, centre and sire of light,
 The keystone of the world-built arch of heaven.  
 The sun, centre and sire of light,
 The keystone of the world-built arch of heaven. 
 Failing yet gracious,
 Slow pacing, soon homing,
  A patriarch that strolls
   Through the tents read more 
 Failing yet gracious,
 Slow pacing, soon homing,
  A patriarch that strolls
   Through the tents of his children,
    The sun as he journeys
     His round on the lower
      Ascents of the blue,
       Washes the roofs
        And the hillsides with clarity. 
If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters.
If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters.
 Whence are thy beams, O sun! thy everlasting light? Thou comest 
forth, in thy awful beauty; the stars hide read more 
 Whence are thy beams, O sun! thy everlasting light? Thou comest 
forth, in thy awful beauty; the stars hide themselves in the sky; 
the moon, cold and pale, sinks in the western waves. But thou, 
thyself, movest alone. 
 Pleasantly, between the pelting showers, the sunshine gushes 
down.  
 Pleasantly, between the pelting showers, the sunshine gushes 
down. 
The sun, too, shines into cesspools, and is not polluted.
The sun, too, shines into cesspools, and is not polluted.
High in his chariot glow'd the lamp of day.
High in his chariot glow'd the lamp of day.