Ode

THE spacious firmament on high,

With all the blue ethereal sky,

And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame,

Their great Original proclaim.

Th'unwearied sun from day to day

Does his Creator's pow'r display,

And publishes to every land

The work of an almighty hand.

Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail,

The moon takes up the wondrous tale,

And nightly to the list'ning earth

Repeats the story of her birth;

Whilst all the stars that round her burn,

And all the planets in their turn,

Confirm the tidings as they roll,

And spread the truth from pole to pole.

What though in solemn silence, all

Move round this dark terrestrial ball?

What though nor real voice nor sound

Amidst their radiant orbs be found?

In Reason's ear, they all rejoice,

And utter forth a glorious voice,

Forever singing as they shine:

"The hand that made us is divine!"

Joseph Addison