I + 

Sunrise in the Tropics + 

Sol, Sol, mighty lord of the tropic zone, + 

Here I wait with the trembling stars + 

To see thee once more take thy throne. + 

There the patient palm tree watching + 

Waits to say, “Good morn” to thee, + 

And a throb of expectation + 

Pulses through the earth and me. + 

Now, o’er nature falls a hush, + 

Look! the East is all a-blush; + 

And a growing crimson crest + 

Dims the late stars in the west; + 

Now, a flood of golden light + 

Sweeps across the silver night, + 

Swift the pale moon fades away + 

Before the light-girt King of Day, + 

See! the miracle is done! + 

Once more behold! The Sun! + 