1. Friends, lifetime long, delight not ye
Save in serving one's kin and country

2. For it love ye'll find, midst humanity
With affection innate, divinely

3. To its lovers all bounty it grants
Evil absent in all its acts

4. Through the night it works and more when
Rises sun with light and splendour

5. Such true friends in life, and who knows
Makes known their names for all to behold

6. That thanks amongst all he may reap
As we see him, thankful for its care