Poems (Hoffman)/City and Country
CITY AND COUNTY
I love the country's restful quiet Each sunny hill and shady glen,I love the city's rush and riot The busy haunts of men.
There is a charm in Nature's hush Serene and thoughtful, cool and sweet,A fascination in the rush Along the crowded street.
There are a thousand depths of thought In Nature's silent reservoirs,And countless useful lessons taught Amid the city's noise.
My thoughts rise up in praise to God When I behold His vast estate,The progress of mankind applaud And count his triumphs great.
Thus each sweet wild-flower at my feet Hath its own subtle ministryAnd every stranger face I meet Its mute philosophy.
And so where'er my feet have trod Pleasure and profit I can find;I love the mighty works of God And the great triumphs of mankind.