" Dear god of day, come down on earth, "
Thus spoke the queen of night,
" Leave heav'n to Him who gave us birth,
And give the world new light.

On Malta's rock I'll take my stand,
To calm the seaman's fears;
And you shall radiantly command
O'er barbarous Algiers. "

Each godhead straight on each alights
With such a potent blaze,
That Malta long was ruled by knights ,
And Algiers still by deys .