The speaker continues with another example of the passage of time.
The higher the sun gets (the further west it moves), the "sooner" will its journey be over, because it's "nearer" to "setting."
The speaker calls the sun a "glorious lamp" because it gives off light.
"A-getting" is just an older or poetic way of saying "getting."
The sun isn't actually running a race; "race" can mean "journey, voyage, path."
The progress of the sun through the sky, which is how we measure a day, recalls the first stanza's discussion of "today" and "tomorrow.
The speaker continues with another example of the passage of time.The higher the sun gets (the further west it moves), the "sooner" will its journey be over, because it's "nearer" to "setting."The speaker calls the sun a "glorious lamp" because it gives off light."A-getting" is just an older or poetic way of saying "getting."The sun isn't actually running a race; "race" can mean "journey, voyage, path."The progress of the sun through the sky, which is how we measure a day, recalls the first stanza's discussion of "today" and "tomorrow.
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