Ode to Fire

O Fire, great Lord, who art the most exalted in the world,
noble Son of heaven, who art the most exalted in the world,
O Fire, with thy bright flame
in the dark house thou dost cause light.
Of all things that can be named, Thou dost form the fabric!
Of bronze and of lead, Thou art the melter!
Of silver and of gold, Thou art the refiner!
Of ... Thou art the purifier!
Of the wicked man in the night time Thou dost repel the assault!
But the man who serves his god, Thou wilt give him light for his actions!