• Slowly by God’s hand unfurled,
    Down around the weary world
    Falls the darkness; oh, how still
    Is the working of Thy will!

    Mighty Maker! Here am I,—
    Work in me as silently,
    Veil the day’s distracting sights,
    Show me heaven’s eternal lights.

    From the darkened sky come forth
    Countless stars, a wondrous birth!
    So...