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SPRING.
Spring is coming! Spring is coming!
Listen! Through the ambient air
A thousand cheerful voices humming,
All to welcome her prepare.
Listen! Through the ambient air
A thousand cheerful voices humming,
All to welcome her prepare.
See the birds in every bower,
Tune the voice and plume the wing;
Each exerts his little power
To welcome the returning spring.
Tune the voice and plume the wing;
Each exerts his little power
To welcome the returning spring.
From the earth fresh flowers are springing,
Buds on every tree burst forth,
The merry lark in air is singing,
All around is joy and mirth.
Buds on every tree burst forth,
The merry lark in air is singing,
All around is joy and mirth.
Then let the human heart beat lightly,
And in such a scene rejoice;
Let the beaming eye smile brightly,
And tune to God the grateful voice.
And in such a scene rejoice;
Let the beaming eye smile brightly,
And tune to God the grateful voice.
THE GOOD MINISTER.
A man of gentle heart and noble mind,
Of manners simple—of demeanour kind,
Studious and self-denying, true and just,
Whom bad men must respect, whom all can trust.
Of manners simple—of demeanour kind,
Studious and self-denying, true and just,
Whom bad men must respect, whom all can trust.
