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 See the sun!
 God's crest upon His azure shield, the Heavens.  
 See the sun!
 God's crest upon His azure shield, the Heavens. 
Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
 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, too, shines into cesspools, and is not polluted.
The sun, too, shines into cesspools, and is not polluted.
 The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun,
 Is Nature's eye.  
 The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun,
 Is Nature's eye. 
Thou shalt come out of a warme Sunne into God's blessing.
Thou shalt come out of a warme Sunne into God's blessing.
 Behold him setting in his western skies,
 The shadows lengthening as the vapours rise.  
 Behold him setting in his western skies,
 The shadows lengthening as the vapours rise. 
 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.