We pray the founders' prayer -- that here may rise A temple planted on a mountain crest, To catch the first glow of the eastern skies. Oh sun of righteousness, illume our west! Enrich these halls with science' goodly store, The ages' toil-worn treasure, time's bequest; Man's knowledge turn to wisdom more and more. Oh sun of righteousness, illume our west! Fulfill the golden dreams of ardent youth; Add to our manhood's prime a keener zest, In glad devotion to the search for truth. Oh sun of righteousness, illume our west! Crown the land's wealth with a diviner creed, Service and stewardship at God's behest; Dispel the night of selfishness and greed. Oh sun of righteousness, illume our west! Lo, the day dawns! The deepening color soars; The first rays redden on the mountain's crest, Lift up your heads, ye everlasting doors; The sun of righteousness illumes our west. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PRIVATE OF THE BUFFS; OR, THE BRITISH SOLDIER IN CHINA by FRANCIS HASTINGS CHARLES DOYLE LYRICS TO IANTHE (2). LAMENT by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR ON CATULLUS by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR THYESTES, ACT 2: CHORUS by LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA THE HAYLOFT by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON A PETITION by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH FRAGMENT (2) by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD BRUCE: HOW AYMER DE VALENCE, AND JOHN OF LORN CHASED THE BRUCE ... by JOHN BARBOUR |