1. With the prime of youth and the morn of wishes,
The cool of youth and cool of wine,

2. And join of friends in shelter's peace,
The spirit of gardens, the ease of life;

3. When the soft airs spoke in the lithe boughs,
And melodies in the plaintive songs-

4. And all was dew-drenched fragrance there,
A moon-rise on the bows of ban.

5. A gracious life midst the heights was mine,
Spacious life midst thick-fruited trees,

6. A life of faith, a life fulfilled
With glory crowned and firmly based;

7. I'll rise to glory, rise yet higher,
On fortune's summit sure and broad.