Chapter 5 4

But first from under shadie arborous roof, Soon as they forth were come to open sight Of day-spring, and the Sun, who scarcely rises With wheels yet hovring ore the Ocean brim, [ 140 ] Shot parallel to the earth his dewie ray, Discovering in wide Lantskip all the East Of Paradise and Edens happy Plains, Lowly they bowed adoring, and began Thir Orisons, each Morning duly paid [ 145 ] In various styles, for neither various styles Nor holy rapture wanted they to praise Thir Maker, in fit strains pronounce or sung Unedited, such prompt eloquence Flowd from thir lips, in Prose or numerous Verse, [ 150 ]

More tuneable then needed Lute or Harp To add more sweetness, and they thus began. These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almightie, thine this universal Frame, Thus wondrous fair; thy self how wondrous then! [ 155 ] Unspeakable, who sits above these Heavens To us invisible or dimly seen In these thy lowest works, yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and Power Divine: Speak yee who best can tell, ye Sons of Light, [ 160 ] Angels, for yee behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, Day without Night, Circle his Throne rejoycing, yee in Heavn, On Earth joyn all ye Creatures to extoll

Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. [165] Fairest of Starrs, last in the train of Night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crownst the smiling Morn With thy bright Circlet, praise him in thy Spheare While day arises, that sweet hour of Prime. [ 170 ] Thou Sun, of this great World both Eye and Soul, Acknowledge him thy Greater, sound his praise In thy eternal course, both when thou climbst, And when high Noon hast gained, and when thou fallst. Moon, that now meets the orient Sun, now flist [ 175 ] With the fixt Starrs, fixt in thir Orb that flies,

And yee five other wandring Fires that move In mystic Dance not without Song, resound His praise, who out of Darkness called up Light.