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Lyrics: Joseph Addison
Tune: Timothy Swan
Meter: L.M.D. (8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8.)

The lofty pillars of the sky,
And spacious concave rais'd on high,
Spangled with stars, a shining frame,
Their great original proclaim.
Th'unwearied sun from day to day
Pours knowledge on his golden ray,
And publishes to ev'ry land
The work of an almighty hand.

Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The Moon takes up the wond'rous 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.

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