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Text:How cheerful along the gay mead

XIX. How cheerful along the gay mead

1 How cheerful along the gay mead
The daisies and cowslips appear;
The flocks, as they carelessly feed,
Rejoice in the spring of the year.

2 The foliage that shades the gay bowers,
The herbage that springs from the clod,
Trees, plants, cooling fruits, and fair flow'rs,
All rise to the praise of our God.

3 Shall man, the great master of all,
The only insensible prove?
Forbid it fair gratitude's call,
Forbid it devotion and love.

4 The God who such wonders can raise,
Forever his name be ador'd;
Our lips shall incessantly praise,
Our heart shall rejoice in the Lord.

Text Information
First Line: How cheerful along the gay mead
Language: English
Publication Date: 1789
Topic: Creation, Preservation, and temporal Blessings: The Beauties of Nature
Notes: Public Domain.
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