Poems (Hoffman)/A Life Work
A SONG OF JOY
My heart is full of thankfulness,My soul o'erflows with song,My mind has caught some unknown notesThat to the birds belong;I find no language for my tune,No utterance to my praise,Only a sweet forgetfulness,A breath of sunny days.I'll fling my song away from earth,It can no language wear,My praise shall seek the angel choirAnd find an echo there.