I rose above the sandy beach
And many a jagged cliff,
Where, far beyond the breakers' reach,
Their giant heads they lift.
And many a jagged cliff,
Where, far beyond the breakers' reach,
Their giant heads they lift.
I tossed the desert's burning sands
O'er many an unknown tomb,
I saw the helpless caravans
Sink 'neath the dread simoon.
O'er many an unknown tomb,
I saw the helpless caravans
Sink 'neath the dread simoon.
I rustled through the stately palms,
On many a southern isle;
I sang my sweet and mournful psalms
Where tropic sunbeams smile.
On many a southern isle;
I sang my sweet and mournful psalms
Where tropic sunbeams smile.
I roamed through Nature's spacious park,
Through scenes sublime and strange;
I roared through cañons deep and dark
In many a rocky range.
Through scenes sublime and strange;
I roared through cañons deep and dark
In many a rocky range.
I kissed the flowers on sunny days,
And waved the golden grain,
And sang my morning hymns of praise
Through many a leafy fane.
And waved the golden grain,
And sang my morning hymns of praise
Through many a leafy fane.
I frolicked with the pure snowflakes,
I laughed among the trees;
And sang above the mountain lakes
My sweetest symphonies.
I laughed among the trees;
And sang above the mountain lakes
My sweetest symphonies.
Millions of brooklets join with mine
Their faintly murmured chants,
Where through the forest's dim outline
The flickering shadows dance.
Their faintly murmured chants,
Where through the forest's dim outline
The flickering shadows dance.
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