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 To exalt thee, wert thou lowlier Than all that take the sea With shores whence waves ebb slowlier Than these fall off from thee:

That One, whose name gives glory, One man whose life makes light, One crowned and throned in story Above all empire's height, Came, where thy straits run hoary, To hold thee fast in sight;

With hallowing eyes to hold thee, With rapturous heart to read, To encompass and enfold thee With love whence all men feed, To brighten and behold thee, Who is mightiest of man's seed: