Wonderful picture of Northern Lights
and a myriad of stars
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In Dark, Dark skies.
In dark, dark skies
behold five thousand stars:
and planets moving
in their wandering paths.
Five thousand orbs
are all my eyes can see,
of many trillions
in the starry sea.
When darkness yields
this glory to the light,
fresh wonder floods into
our waking sight
And from our star
stream light and energy
which bless our planet and us,
most generously.
And Saviour when,
our lives come near their end,
if we’re in darkness
light of heaven send
But if earth should
erupt in dark and fear;
Lord, midst such terror
bid that same light appear.
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